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Planned Parenthood Hoax Video: Instant Reactions

Live Action, a conservative anti-abortion group, posted footage today showing some of its members portraying sex traffickers seeking guidance at a Planned Parenthood clinic. The edited video supposedly shows the clinic employee "turning a blind eye to underage prostitution." It quickly drew debate from bloggers across the...

Dr. Kermit Gosnell Charged With Murder, and Abortion Debate Is Renewed

Pennsylvania doctor Kermit Gosnell has been charged with eight counts of murder related to his work as an abortion provider. He is accused of killing one woman and seven babies who were born alive at the Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia. Nine of Gosnell's employees have also been charged. According to Philadelphia...

Tea Party Candidate's Graphic Anti-Abortion Ad Banned on YouTube, but Not TV

(Oct. 21) -- An anti-abortion ad by Washington, D.C., tea party candidate Missy Smith has achieved an unlikely distinction of being banned on YouTube while still being allowed -- actually, constitutionally protected -- on local television. The ad, which features extremely graphic pictures of aborted late-term fetuses,...

FDA Approves Ella, a 5-Mornings-After Contraception Pill

(Aug. 13) -- If the morning-after contraception pill Plan B proved controversial, the newly approved "ella" should prove five times as much. The Food and Drug administration today gave the green light to ella, which boasts of being able to prevent unwanted pregnancies for up to five days after sexual intercourse. Also...

Abortion Foes Claim New Momentum

WASHINGTON (Jan. 22) – Thousands of abortion opponents trudged up Capitol Hill to the Supreme Court once again Friday in the annual ritual known as the March for Life. But on this, the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, there were signs they were marching with a renewed sense of direction. "This is an exciting time...

Background on pro choice

Support for the legalization of abortion is centered on the pro-choice movement (also known as the abortion-rights movement), a sociopolitical movement supporting the ethical view that a woman should have the legal right to elective abortion, meaning the right to terminate her pregnancy.

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