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Abortion Tweeter Sets Sparks Flying Across Internet

(March 12) -- Some say Angie Jackson took Twitter a tweet too far. When the 27-year-old live-tweeted her RU-486-induced abortion last month, she spared no details. "Okay, the pain starting to get distracting," she wrote. "Definitely bleeding now." In a country that's bitterly divided over abortion, the storm of...

Health Reform Hinges on Votes From Abortion Foes

(March 9) -- The arcane rules that govern debate as Congress finishes health care reform soon will meet the simple rule of majority math. House Democratic leaders, resigned to the fact that no Republicans are likely to vote for a major overhaul of the nation's health insurance system, will be focused on getting to the...

How Health Reform Could Change Abortion Coverage

(Dec. 17) – About 87 percent of employer insurance policies offer abortion coverage, according to the pro-abortion rights Guttmacher Institute. But that number could change under massive health care reform that's in final Senate negotiations that are focusing partly on the controversial abortion issue. Abortion...

RNC Will Drop Abortion Coverage

(Nov. 13) - Conservatives are fuming and liberals are pointing fingers over news that the Republican National Committee's insurance policy covers abortions. Politico broke the story late Thursday and within hours, the RNC was in damage-control mode. "I don't know why this policy existed in the past, but it will not...