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Wave of Anti-Abortion Bills Advance in the States

NEW YORK -- Dozens of bills are advancing through statehouses nationwide that would put an array of new obstacles - legal, financial and psychological - in the paths of women seeking abortions. The tactics vary: mandatory sonograms and anti-abortion counseling, sweeping limits on insurance coverage, bans on abortions...

South Dakota Governor Signs Controversial Abortion Bill

PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a law Tuesday requiring women to wait three days after meeting with a doctor to have an abortion, the longest waiting period in the nation. Abortion rights groups have already said they plan to file a lawsuit challenging the measure, which also requires women to...

Opinion: Defund Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood has been misleading Congress and American taxpayers for many years. I know -- I was part of the deception. For eight years I worked at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas, and for two of those years I was the clinic's director. Here are the ways Planned Parenthood is deceiving the public -- and...

Prenatal Blood Test Shown to Detect Down Syndrome [VIDEO]

NEW YORK -- Scientists in Europe report they were able to diagnose Down syndrome prenatally by giving a simple blood test to pregnant women, an approach that might one day help them avoid the more extensive procedure used now to detect the condition. The preliminary report published online Sunday in the journal Nature...

From New York to Midwest to South, Abortion Battle Heats Up

NEW YORK -- It was only a single billboard, raised high above the streets of Manhattan, with a photograph of a black little girl and the kind of message the city's residents don't often see: "The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb." The ad was sponsored by a Texas-based anti-abortion group, which...

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Beyonce's Huge Post-Baby Weight Loss

Beyonce dropped a whopping 60 pounds after giving birth to Blue Ivy Carter -- that's according to the singer herself.

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Hey Joyce, Get Your Outdated Views Off my Body

Joyce Arthur's recent piece in the Huffington Post is one that is ripe with inconsistencies and misleading statements, and it's no surprise given that she has had a love affair with the traditionally dishonest pro-abortion movement for years.

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Sex-Selection Abortion Ban Faces House Vote

Legislation coming up for a House vote would make it a federal crime to carry out an abortion based on the gender of the fetus.

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Jessica Simpson Dishes on Her Post-Pregnancy Weight Loss Regimen

Now that Jessica Simpson is officially Weight Watchers' newest spokesperson , the pressure for her to lose the baby weight is truly on.

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Nicholas Kristof's 'Half The Sky' Releases First Feature On Maternal Mortality (VIDEO)

That's the starting point of Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's newest series of films, Half the Sky , named after their best-selling book.

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05/31/12 Second video shows Planned Parenthood clinic advising... Source: KNUS 710 - Denver CO Earlier this week, Planned Parenthood responded to an undercover video showing a staffer in its Austin, Texas clinic providing assistance for a sex-selective abortion by firing the staffer , requiring retraining for the entire clinic, and insisting that they do not support gender-based abortions.
05/31/12 Keeping it safe and sacred Source: Wawatay Online News According to the Anishnawbeg, an unborn child is said to be connected to the stars and the universe.
05/31/12 Beyonce's Huge Post-Baby Weight Loss Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment Beyonce dropped a whopping 60 pounds after giving birth to Blue Ivy Carter -- that's according to the singer herself.
05/31/12 Milestones Birth and Family Wellness Center to open in... Source: The Coastal Journal - Bath ME Milestones Birth and Family Wellness Center, a new business located in Fort Andross in Brunswick, will be opening its doors for a Grand Opening Celebration on June 2 from 1 TO 4 p.m. Milestones will be offering food, henna art, music, raffles and more at this event, as well as a chance to meet and greet the Milestones Birth Professionals and make community connections with families in the area.
05/31/12 Prepregnancy care Source: British Medical Journal (BMJ) Prepregnancy care aims to recognise and amend lifestyle, behavioural, medical, and social risks to a woman's health or pregnancy outcome, and ultimately it aims to reduce maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. 1 Where such risks are not modifiable, prepregnancy counselling aims to ensure that a woman is told of the potential risks and can make an informed decision about the pregnancy.

Background on Obstetrics

Obstetrics (from the Latin obstare, "to stand by") is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy (prenatal period), childbirth and the postnatal period.

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