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Man Pleads Guilty in Ohio Gunpoint Abortion Case

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man charged under an Ohio fetal homicide law with trying to force his pregnant girlfriend at gunpoint to get an abortion pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted murder, weapons and abduction counts. Dominic Holt-Reid pulled a gun Oct. 6 on girlfriend Yolanda Burgess, who was three months pregnant, and...

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...

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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A New Way to Reduce the Number of Abortions

The Department of Health released their annual abortion statistics on Wednesday, an event always greeted with interest by media and the sexual and reproductive health sector alike.

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Abortion Figures Reveal Three Teen Girls Given Terminations Had At Least Seven Previous Abortions

Abortions were given to three teenage girls in England and Wales who had previously had at least seven pregnancies terminated, latest figures reveal.

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Birth Control Pills Fail 20 Times More Often Than

The pill is the reversible option most commonly used by women who practice contraception, but it is not the most effective.

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Trent Franks' Office Swarmed By D.C. Residents To Protest Abortion Ban

A swarm Washington, D.C., residents descended on Rep. Trent Franks' (R-Ariz.) Capitol Hill office on Wednesday to drop off plastic rats, pictures of potholes, unfair parking tickets and other representations of municipal problems in protest of the D.C. abortion ban he sponsored.

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Abortion: Marie Stopes Director Asks Whether It's Time To Change The Law On Terminations

Tracey McNeill is very calm for someone whose industry has recently been hit by a wave of fresh scrutiny.

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05/30/12 Debate heated on sex-selection abortion ban Source: The Washington Times - Washington DC The House of Representatives Wednesday debated but did not immediately vote on a bill to outlaw abortions based solely on the basis of sex.
05/30/12 âIllogical' IPU campaign Source: Irish Examiner The Irish Pharmaceutical Union quoted in their news update of May 29,"The IPU has teamed up with the Crisis Pregnancy Programme and the HSE to provide information to the public on the appropriate use of Emergency Hormonal Contraception(EHC) and to highlight its availability from pharmacies without a prescription. The campaign also aims to increase risk awareness of unplanned pregnancy among men and women."
05/30/12 House debates bill to ban sex-selective abortions Source: FOX - KTXL 40 - Sacramento CA House members launched into a contentious debate Wednesday over a bill that would ban abortions performed on the basis of gender-selection.
05/30/12 House debates bill to ban sex-selective abortions Source: FOX - Q13 Fox News - Seattle WA House members launched into a contentious debate Wednesday over a bill that would ban abortions performed on the basis of gender-selection.
05/30/12 House debates abortion ban for sex of fetus Source: La Verne Community Newspaper - La Verne CA One of the most divisive issues in politics is set to take center stage in Congress on Thursday as the House of Representatives votes on a measure banning abortions based on the sex of a fetus.