Is abortion a medical procedure? Many doctors believe it is, and that it should be treated like any other service provided to patients. They want it to be available in hospitals and family doctors’ office, and not banished to stand-alone clinics. The New York Times Magazine cover story this week is about the future of ...
What does it mean to be a feminist? Does she have to be a woman? Does she have to have hairy legs? Does she have to be pro choice? Conservative women are finally embracing the f-word but their pro life stance leads many to believe their are more faux than feminist.
Anti-abortion proponents often quote the pain the fetus feels as a reason to restrict abortions. But in a win for the pro-choice side, a British study has just said that fetuses to do not feel pain before 24 weeks and there is no reason to change the rules. Before 24 weeks the fetus’ brain is too ...
Evidence has been revealed today that the fourth study in 14 months has found a link between having an abortion and developing breast cancer. Now accusations are flying about women not being given all the information and being put at an increased risk at the whim of the pro-choice groups. But once we get past ...
In America, anti-abortion advocates must be celebrating in the streets. Eleven states have passed laws this year restricting abortion and 370 state bills are under consideration. I think it’s time we finally accept that women will never be completely free to choose and there will always be an ongoing battle over rights to abortion. Also, for ...
The United Kingdom aired its very first TV abortion ad on May 24 at ten past ten. To some this sheds light on a issue obscured with dark shame and to others it is an ad for murder.
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Oklahoma has just passed two incredibly controversial laws that limit a woman’s right to freedom of choice as well as invading her privacy around abortion. Informed choice? What’s that? Who cares?! Obviously the doctors’ rights are more important than the pregnant woman who might have a disabled child for the rest of her life. Firstly, ...
We have been following the case of Scott Roeder, the man who killed Dr. Tiller, a late-term abortion doctor in the USA for a while now. The trial has finally come to an end and I am happy to say he has been sentenced to 50 years in jail without the option of parole. ...
Federal judges have taken away a woman’s right over her own body. Now, at this moment, it is virtually illegal for a woman to have an abortion in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah or Wyoming except in cases of legally proven rape. Although the ruling of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals is expected ...
When the ad was finally revealed it was innocuous. In fact, it didn’t mention abortion at all. But should the station still allow anti-abortion groups like Focus on the Family to use the Super Bowl to spread their propaganda? (Video after jump)
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