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Researchers Shy Away from Testing New Uses for Early Abortion Pill

Posted on June 12, 2008
AlterNet/Women's eNews: 'Abortion Pill' Awaits New Political Treatment, by Molly Ginty: (WOMENSENEWS) -- With more research, it could offer new treatments for breast cancer, fibroids and endometriosis. But since it's an abortion drug, since it weathered a congressional investigation two...

Michele Alexandre on the Possibility of Feminist Polygamy

Posted on June 11, 2008
Michele Alexandre (Univ. of Memphis School of Law) has posted Big Love: Is Feminist Polygamy an Oxymoron or a True Possibility? on SSRN. Here is the abstract: For the past few decades, Islamic reformists have attempted to reverse patriarchal set-ups....

Increasing Numbers of Muslim Women in Europe Seek Surgical Restoration of Hymen

Posted on June 11, 2008
NY Times: In Europe, Debate Over Islam and Virginity, by Elaine Sciolino and Souad Mekhennet: PARIS ? The operation in the private clinic off the Champs-Élysées involved one semicircular cut, 10 dissolving stitches and a discounted fee of $2,900. But...

Lieberman's Pro-Choice Stance May Rule Him Out as McCain Running Mate

Posted on June 11, 2008
Bloomberg.com: Lieberman's Abortion Stance May Preclude Spot on McCain Ticket, by Hans Nichols: John McCain might like to give Joseph Lieberman another shot at the vice presidency, this time as a Republican. The two senators have grown close in this....

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Does John McCain Support a Constitutional Amendment to Ban Abortion?

Posted on June 10, 2008
Media Matters: Gannett, AP claimed McCain opposes a constitutional amendment banning abortion -- but McCain said he supports it: Summary: In recent comparisons of Barack Obama's and John McCain's positions, Gannett News Service and the Associated Press claimed that McCain...

Anti-Choice Advocates Making Strides Without Court Overturning Roe

Posted on June 10, 2008
Chicago Tribune: Abortion foes take battle beyond Roe, by James Oliphant: Makeup of high court is political focal point, but activists cutting access with ruling intact Troy Newman appears to be just about the happiest person who ever set foot...

Senator Specter's Abstinence Education Earmarks

Posted on June 09, 2008
Centre Daily Times: Specter has directed thousands to abstinence programs across state, by Barbara Barrett: WASHINGTON ? U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter has spread $853,000 to 25 programs across Pennsylvania that teach teens to wait until marriage for sex. Millions directed...

Australia: Failed contraception main reason for abortions

Posted on June 09, 2008
News.com.au: Faulty contraception main reason for abortions: TWO-THIRDS of all pregnant women seeking abortions in one Australian state are doing so because their contraception methods failed. The study, to be published today, looked at the experiences of 3400 women who...

Reducing Women and Girls' Risk to Violence and HIV/AIDS

Posted on June 09, 2008
PRESS RELEASE (from Women Won't Wait): WOMEN ARE STILL WAITING FOR GOVERNMENTS TO REDUCE WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' RISK TO VIOLENCE AND HIV&AIDS! International coalition urges governments and donors to keep their promise to women and girls NEW YORK, 9 JUNE....

Gloucester stymied by rise in teen pregnancy

Posted on June 06, 2008
Boston Globe: Gloucester stymied by rise in teen pregnancy, by Tania deLuzuriaga: Kim Daly sensed something was amiss in this seaside community during the first month of school last fall after several girls came to the school health clinic she...

NY Times Essay on Pre-Roe Abortions

Posted on June 06, 2008
New York Times: Repairing the Damage, Before Roe, by Waldo L. Fielding, M.D: With the Supreme Court becoming more conservative, many people who support women?s right to choose an abortion fear that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that gave...

Decline in Sexual Activity Among Teens Levels Off

Posted on June 05, 2008
Wash. Post: Decline in Teen Sex Levels Off, Survey Shows, by Rob Stein: The nation's campaign to get more teenagers to delay sex and to use condoms is faltering, threatening to undermine the highly successful effort to reduce teen pregnancy...

Kahane, Paton, and Simmons on The Relationship Between Abortion and Crime

Posted on June 05, 2008
Leo Kahane, David Paton (Nottingham University Business School), and Rob Simmons have posted The Abortion Crime Link: Evidence from England and Wales on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Using data from England and Wales, we test the hypothesis that legalizing...

Past Cesarean Can Mean Higher Health Insurance Premiums

Posted on June 01, 2008
NY Times: After Caesareans, Some Women See Higher Insurance Cost, by Denise Grady: When the Golden Rule Insurance Company rejected her application for health coverage last year, Peggy Robertson was mystified. ?It made no sense,? said Ms. Robertson, 39, who...

Invitation to Join ProChoice Professionals on LinkedIn

Posted on June 01, 2008
From Justin Diedrich: LinkedIn is an online social networking site where professionals can meet and share CVs, post jobs, and connect with other like-minded individuals. I started a group called ProChoice Professionals to try and bring together some of the...

VA AG to Seek En Banc Review of Abortion Ban Decision

Posted on May 31, 2008
Wash. Post/AP: Va. Prosecutor to Seek Hearing on Abortion Ruling: Virginia's attorney general said today he will seek a full hearing before a federal appeals court on a state law banning a certain form of late-term abortion ruled unconstitutional by....

Woman Carries Ectopic Pregnancy to Term

Posted on May 31, 2008
BBC News: Ovary baby survives against odds: A woman in Australia has given birth to a healthy baby girl after a rare full-term ectopic pregnancy. Against all odds, baby Durga survived despite developing in her mother's ovary instead of her...

Emma Goldman Clinic Seeks Stories of Women Who Met Financial Barriers to Receiving Abortions in Iowa

Posted on May 31, 2008
From the Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa: Did you have an abortion in Iowa? Did you experience financial barriers at any point in the process? Are you interested in telling your story? We want to hear from you! The Emma...

Student Scholarship: The ADA and Selective Abortion

Posted on May 31, 2008
Dov Fox and Christopher Griffin (both of Yale Law School) have posted The Collateral Effects of Law on Social Behavior: The Case of Antidiscrimination Law and Selective Abortion on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article explores the powerful ways...

CO: Ballot to Include Const'l Amendment Defining Fertilized Human Egg As Person

Posted on May 30, 2008
Associated Press: Anti-abortion measure OK'd for Colo. ballot, by Dan Elliott: DENVER (AP) ? A proposed state constitutional amendment defining a fertilized human egg as a person was certified Thursday for the November ballot, moving Colorado a step closer to...

The Future of the Abortion Debate?

Posted on May 29, 2008
TheAtlantic.com: The future of the abortion debate, by Conor Friedersdorf: An orthodox Catholic I know cares more about abortion than any other political issue. He votes for candidates based largely on his expectations about the kinds of judges they'll appoint...

FDA Proposes Drug Label Changes Related to Pregnancy

Posted on May 29, 2008
Wash. Post/HealthDay News: FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women, by Steven Reinberg: WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials proposed Wednesday changes to the labels on prescription drugs that would detail potential health effects for pregnant...

MI House Approves State Version of Federal Abortion Ban

Posted on May 28, 2008
Chicago Tribune/AP: Mich. House votes to ban partial birth abortions, by Tim Martin: LANSING, Mich. - Michigan lawmakers moved closer to a state-level ban of what opponents call partial birth abortion on Tuesday. The Democratic-led House passed the ban by...

Reuters News Analysis: Obama and McCain "Need Abortion Issue"

Posted on May 28, 2008
Reuters: Obama, McCain both need abortion issue, by Ed Stoddard: DALLAS, May 28 (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain has one ace up his sleeve in his bid to woo disgruntled conservative Christians: his unflinching opposition to abortion...

Waning Influence of Missouri Right to Life Over State Legislature?

Posted on May 27, 2008
Kansas City Star: On abortion, Missouri senators move toward the sane center, by Barb Shelly (editorial page columnist): There's been some good research in recent years that shows that politicians tend to be pulled toward the fringes on issues, while...

Robert Novak on Kathleen Sibelius

Posted on May 27, 2008
Wash. Post: A Pro-Choicer's Dream Veep, by Robert Novak: Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, whose Roman Catholic archdiocese covers northeast Kansas, on May 9 called on Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to stop taking Communion until she disowns her support for the "serious...

Conservative Groups Urge Reinstatement of Reagan-Era Title X Funding Restrictions

Posted on May 23, 2008
Wall St. Journal: Antiabortion Groups Push Bush on Clinics' Subsidies, by Stephanie Simon: With time running out on the Bush administration, conservative activists are renewing a drive for regulations that would deny federal subsidies to clinics that provide abortions or...

Ronald Turner the "Women's Regret" Rationale in Gonzales v. Carhart

Posted on May 23, 2008
Ronald Turner (U. of Houston Law Center) has posted Gonzales v. Carhart and the Court's 'Women's Regret' Rationale on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In its 2007 decision in Gonzales v. Carhart the Supreme Court of the United States, by...

The Importance of Contraception in Humanitarian Emergencies

Posted on May 23, 2008
United Nations Population Fund: Contraception Can Save Lives in Humanitarian Emergencies, by Shannon Egan: In Afghanistan, where fertility and maternal death rates are among the highest in the world, restricted access to certain conflict areas makes it nearly impossible to...

TX Court of Appeals Rules Against State in Polygamy Case

Posted on May 22, 2008
NY Times: Appeals Court Rules Against Texas in Polygamy Case, by Anahad O'Connor and Kirk Johnson: A Texas state court of appeals ruled Thursday afternoon that the state of Texas had no right to seize more than 400 children from...

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