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Abortion Statistics, England & Wales: 2007
Categorie : AbortionThe following National Statistics were released recently by the Department of Health:Abortion Statistics, England & Wales: 2007Main findings:In 2007, for women resident in England and Wales:the total number of abortions was 198,500, compared with 193,700 in 2006, a rise of 2.5%the age-standardised a ...
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Tue Jun 2008
Ariz. Senate Passes Abortion Ban Slightly Different From Bill Gov. Vetoed
Categorie : AbortionThe Arizona Senate on Monday voted 18-6 to pass a bill (SB 1048) that would ban so-called "partial-birth" abortion in the state, Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Star reports. Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) vetoed a similar but not identical bill ( ...
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Women Senators Issue Checklist To Discourage Clinton's Female Supporters From Supporting McCain
Categorie : AbortionTen female Democratic senators on Tuesday released a "checklist for change" that aims to discourage female voters who supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in the presidential primary elections from supporting Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) in the general electio ...
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Colo. Right To Life Criticizes State Republican Party After Being Shunned At Convention
Categorie : AbortionColorado Right to Life, which was not allowed to set up a display table at the state Republican Party convention Monday, said the party is ignoring its base and is headed for defeat in November, the Denver Post reports (Hoover, Denver Post 6/18). ...
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Updated Fact Sheet Provides Data On Abortion Utilization, Financing, Access In U.S.
Categorie : Abortion"Abortion in the U.S.: Utilization, Financing and Access," Kaiser Family Foundation: The updated fact sheet provides data on the levels of use of different abortion procedures in the U.S. and reviews federal and state policies that affect availability of and access to services. ...
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Ariz. Legislature Approves Two Abortion-Related Measures
Categorie : AbortionThe Arizona Legislature gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a bill (HB 2269) that bans nurse practitioners from performing surgical abortions, as well as a measure (SB 1048) that would ban so-called "partial-birth" abortion in the state, ...
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Antiabortion Groups Announce Protest Plans For Democratic National Convention
Categorie : AbortionThe antiabortion groups Christian Defense Coalition and Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust on Wednesday announced their plans to protest the Democratic National Convention in Denver from Aug. 25-28, the Denver Rocky Mountain News reports. ...
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Colo. 'Personhood' Ballot Initiative Goes 'Far Beyond' Outlawing Abortions, Editorial Says
Categorie : AbortionA proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution that would define a "human egg as a 'person' from the moment of fertilization would go far beyond its intended purpose of outlawing" abortions and should be rejected by state voters in November, a Denver Post editorial says. ...
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Australia Considers Lifting Ban On Foreign Aid For Abortion Services, Government Official Says
Categorie : AbortionThe Australian government is considering lifting a requirement that no group receiving foreign aid can use the funding for abortion counseling, services or training, Bob McMullan, parliamentary secretary for international development assistance, said Wednesday, AFP/Straits Times reports (AFP/Straits ...
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Abortion, Incomplete Pregnancy Not Linked To Breast Cancer Risk
Categorie : AbortionNew research from a large scale study in the US found no evidence of a link between incomplete pregnancy, such as that from induced abortion, and risk of breast cancer, which the researchers said should put an end to the much debated issue. ...
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Gave Women 'Full Rights' As 'First-Class Citizens,' Opinion Piece Says
Categorie : AbortionRoe v. Wade -- which might be in danger of being "swept aside" by an increasingly conservative Supreme Court -- "finally" gave women the "full rights of first-class citizens" and freed their doctors to "treat them as such," retired ob-gyn Waldo Fielding, author of the book Pregnancy: The Best State ...
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Catholic Priest Ignites Debate By Denying Communion To Reagan Official Who Endorsed Obama, Opinion Piece Says
Categorie : AbortionAn unidentified Roman Catholic priest who recently denied Holy Communion to a former Reagan administration official because he endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president has fired the "opening shot" in a debate about whether priests should deny Communion to Catholic voters who support candida ...
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Virginia AG To Ask Full Appeals Court To Review Decision Declaring Abortion Ban Unconstitutional
Categorie : AbortionVirginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell (R) plans to ask the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision by a three-judge panel of the court declaring Virginia's ban on so-called "partial-birth" abortion unconstitutional, the AP/Washington Post reports. In a ...
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Former Va. Gov. Gilmore Secures Senate GOP Nomination Despite Efforts Of Antiabortion Coalition
Categorie : AbortionFormer Virginia Gov. James Gilmore (R) on Saturday secured the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat over Virginia Del. Robert Marshall (R) by 70 votes out of 10,378 votes cast at the party's state convention, the Washington Post reports. ...
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Parental Notification Initiative Certified For California's Ballot
Categorie : AbortionAn initiative that would require parental notification and a 48-hour waiting period before minors could receive abortions will be on California's Nov. 4 ballot, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen (D) announced Friday, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports. ...
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California Study Denying Abortion-Cancerlink Is Fraudulent - Coalition On Abortion/Breast Cancer
Categorie : AbortionThe Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer notes the publication of the study, DeLellis Henderson et al. 2008, in the journal Contraception, which purports to examine the abortion-breast cancer (ABC) link. [1] "This fraudulent study provides further strong evidence of the continuing, willful misreprese ...
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Advocates Urging Irish Voters To Reject E.U. Treaty, Say It Could Lead To Changes In Abortion Laws
Categorie : AbortionIrish opponents of a European Union treaty Thursday are "playing on unfounded fears," including that the treaty could lead to changes in Ireland's abortion ban, supporters of the treaty have said, AFP/EUbusiness reports.Ireland is the only E.U. country holding a vote on the Lisbon Treaty, designed t ...
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Newspapers Publish Articles On Abortion-Related Comments In Congressional Primary Races
Categorie : AbortionTwo newspapers recently published articles related to abortion and congressional primary elections in Maine and South Carolina. Summaries appear below.~ Maine: The Pro Life Education Association recently endorsed Dean Scontras in the Republican primary for Maine's 1st district congressional seat and ...
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Chicago Tribune Examines Re-Emergence Of Abortion-Rights Debate In Presidential Campaign
Categorie : AbortionThe Chicago Tribune on Monday examined the re-emergence of the abortion-rights debate in the U.S. in this year's presidential campaign between Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.). ...
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Mo. Congressional Candidates Jacob, Onder Debate State Restrictions On Abortion
Categorie : AbortionTwo of the nine candidates running to replace Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) in Congress -- Democrat Ken Jacob and Republican state Rep. Bob Onder -- discussed abortion rights and other topics during a debate Thursday at the University of Missouri-Columbia, the ...
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