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    Obama taps Gibbs as press secretary  Nov 23, 2008
    The director of communications will be Ellen Moran, who is executive director of EMILY's List, a group that backs female candidates who support abortion rights. (AP). (Boston Globe)

    GAY MARRIAGE  Nov 23, 2008
    Kimbro aka Kim wrote on Nov 21, 2008 10:36 AM:" Dr. James Dobson even stated in one of his books that when their donations went down,they could simply broadcast a scary special about the gay agenda (or the evil women's movement or the even more evil abortion rights groups - but never remarried people since that would drive away nearly half of their listeners)and their revenues would increase substantially.This is how they"love the sinner,"by abusing them in order to make money? The term... (New Iberia, LA)

    Convention thawed Obama-Clinton relations  Nov 23, 2008
    The director of communications will be Ellen Moran, who is currently executive director of the Washington group EMILY's List, a group that backs female candidates who support abortion rights. Her deputy in the White House will be Dan Pfeiffer, who is communications director for Obama's presidential transition team. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Our view: Ted Stevens  Nov 23, 2008
    He has been a supporter of the Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling. He was one of the few Republican senators to vote down one of the impeachment counts against President Clinton. (Anchorage Daily News)

    New embryo test to screen for 6,000 diseases  Nov 23, 2008
    The plan was to have an abortion if the test revealed she was carrying a boy ... "I just couldn't bring myself to have an abortion knowing there was a child growing inside me," she said ... "There is nothing worse than knowing you are going to watch your own child die." Linda became pregnant again some years later, and decided to have the test, even though she knew that again, she would not have an abortion if the baby was male. (Yahoo News -- Biotechnology and Genetics)

    Director of EMILY's List named Obama White House communications director...  Nov 23, 2008
    " As expected, the White House press secretary will be Robert Gibbs, a top strategist on Obama's campaign who helped chart his leap from the U.S. Senate to the presidency. Dan Pfeiffer, the campaign communications director, will be deputy director of communications. The transition released these biographies: Ellen Moran, Director of Communications: Moran currently serves as executive director of EMILY s List, where she oversees the national staff and charts the overall strategic direction of the... (The Drudge Report)

    Emergency pill for Chilean girls  Nov 23, 2008
    The Catholic Church and opposition parties are against the move - they say the morning-after pill is a method of abortion, which is illegal in Chile ... Despite having some of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the world, it is estimated that in Chile 35% of all pregnancies are terminated illegally. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)

    Thoughtful Warriors  Nov 23, 2008
    Abortion is down, as is the divorce rate (though more people are cohabiting, which is terrible for kids). Crime declined when no one predicted that it would. (Townhall.com)

    Martin: Ex-legislator, longtime advocate  Nov 23, 2008
    An Atlanta liberal amid a rural, conservative power structure, he never rose to one of the top positions, but as chairman of the Judiciary Committee he wielded influence over key pieces of legislation, including the hot-button of abortion ... Republican legislators say Martin irritated them by bottling up anti-abortion legislation in the Judiciary Committee. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Ankeny couple wants penguin book restricted  Nov 23, 2008
    That is so bizzarre, righties carry on about abortion, yet support a war that kills babies and children that made it out of the womb etc etc etc ... Some obvious examples are same-sex "marriage", civil rights laws, legalization of abortion, etc ... maybe with a picture book about abortion. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    My View: GOP must win back Latino vote  Nov 23, 2008
    Exit polls show that Latinos narrowly approved Proposition 8 to ban gay marriage, and they probably voted heavily for Proposition 4, for parental notification on abortion (Latinos certainly have in the past). There is strong social conservatism among California Latinos. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Nov. 16)  Nov 23, 2008
    Recent letters have called attention, once more, to the polarizing topic of abortion ... If, for instance, there is offense taken at some stated viewpoint regarding abortion, that very taking of offense is construed to be at once a refutation of the viewpoint and a validation of its opposite ... The rampant demagoguery prevailing on all sides of the abortion issue is, therefore, not to be wondered at. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Sister appalled by online gawkers who watched brother die and did ...  Nov 23, 2008
    " The stripper ended up having an abortion, prompting Biggs to write a heartbreaking post early this year. "She had a TOP. Termination of Pregnancy and thinking about it wow. My life is not going in the toilet. (New York Daily News)

    Adoption can bless lives of unwanted children  Nov 23, 2008
    Your article, "From teen to parent in Sunday's (Nov. 16) paper was both informative and compelling. I was happy to read that Anaya and her family are doing well despite some bumps in the road.While reading your article, I found myself searching for hope for these teens. I was saddened and disappointed that adoption was never mentioned. Adoption is an option for pregnant teens that blesses the lives of many and saves taxpayers millions of dollars, yet it is often overlooked or, even worse,... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    Brewer to take over top state job if Napolitano leaves for Washington  Nov 23, 2008
    She also has backed new restrictions on abortion, gaining the endorsement of Arizona Right to Life when she ran for Secretary of State in 2002 ... She also has backed new restrictions on abortion, gaining the endorsement of Arizona Right to Life when she ran for Secretary of State in 2002. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)

    Joe Orso: Church takes holistic approach to sexuality  Nov 23, 2008
    Teachers said abortion is talked about in a factual manner, with non-judgmental information, because people in the congregation have different views on the subject ... Kris wrote on Nov 22, 2008 8:38 AM:" So this is how the Church's of God are going?!!! First we are not to yoke with people who do not share in the belief of the God of our Bible, (Unitarian's) and second do not teach contrary to God's word.Abortion is taught with "non-judgmental" information, homosexuality is " a natural... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Obama To Name Economic Team Leaders Monday  Nov 23, 2008
    She is executive director of the Washington group EMILY's List -- a group that backs female candidates who support abortion rights. She also has worked for the AFL-CIO.. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Teen Set To Have Conjoined Twins  Nov 23, 2008
    "We decided against abortion because our religion is dead against that sort of thing anyway.". Aled added: "At the end of the day we're strong enough to fight it all the way to the end and that's what we're doing.". (Sky News)

    Date-rape cases still tough to win  Nov 22, 2008
    Yet another accuser, a 26-year-old pharmaceutical representative, told the court that the assault left her pregnant and she allowed Marsalis, of all people, to accompany her to the abortion. There are so many reasons why victims reengage offenders, says Veronique Valliere, a clinical psychologist in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, who specializes in sexual abuse. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Deeken's failed legislation finds new life as his ideas are included in petition  Nov 22, 2008
    OldGenX wrote on Nov 21, 2008 4:02 PM:" I have a solution. In January Governor Nixon can meet with President Obama and Obama can wave his magic obamawand and decree from on high that there will be no more impositions of the death penalty. Henceforth the sentence shall be called "Cessation of an unwanted tissue mass".Since "unwanted tissue mass" is similar to their religious tenet of abortion and "cessation" is entirely to complicated of a word for most obamatrons to bother with, they will just... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    New embryo test to screen for 6,000 diseases  Nov 22, 2008
    The plan was to have an abortion if the test revealed she was carrying a boy ... "I just couldn't bring myself to have an abortion knowing there was a child growing inside me," she said ... "There is nothing worse than knowing you are going to watch your own child die." Linda became pregnant again some years later, and decided to have the test, even though she knew that again, she would not have an abortion if the baby was male. (Yahoo News -- Biotechnology and Genetics)

    GOP HOPE: Ten Republicans To Watch...  Nov 22, 2008
    Ray is strict on several conservative core issues: abortion, taxes and military strength. He is a strong proponent of the government keeping their hands out of the lives of its citizens. (The Drudge Report)

    Must Obama 'discipline' Democrats?  Nov 22, 2008
    Because while much of the electorate may be uneasy about what they ve been taught liberals think about symbolic social issues like abortion, guns and gay marriage, strong majorities agree with Democratic approaches on more concrete matters. Never mind that Democrats have won the popular vote in four out of the last five presidential elections. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    Missourians want to quit  Nov 22, 2008
    hmmm wrote on Nov 21, 2008 7:48 PM:" ironic that you are for not smoking and saving a life, but for abortion to end a life.!00 feet from the door is not smoke free, you still have to go through the smokers to get to the door. There goes that idea, your lungs will explode, becasue you will have every smoker out there before returning to workevery town that is smoke free is just that you cannot smoke in the building, but outside the building is fine. you know what that means? All the smokers wil... (Cameron Observer, MO)

    Anti-United Nations measure stalls in House vote  Nov 22, 2008
    Call king george at 202-456-1111 and demand that he stop this abortion of justice. THEN you can have something to puff your chests out about. (Yahoo News -- United Nations)

    A 'Thrilled' Matthews Toasts with Ellen: 'To Barack Obama!'  Nov 22, 2008
    He pounded Bush's pro-life position on the UN Population Fund: "We said we were going to pay, but the Bush administration never issued the checks. So women are dying of unsafe abortions." He still had old Cold War lessons: "I learned that the Russians, if you're nice to them -- if you treat people with dignity, respect, and friendliness, they'll almost always reciprocate the same way." He trashed Fox News for backing war in Iraq and then claimed they "backed off of it." ... He pounded Bush's... (MediaResearch.org)

    House to Consider Abortion Anesthesia Bill  Nov 22, 2008
    In a parting gesture by social conservatives before Republicans relinquish control, House leaders plan to bring up a bill tomorrow that would declare that fetuses feel pain and require abortion providers to offer pregnant patients anesthesia for their unborn child. The scheduled vote may be the last on abortion-related legislation for years ... But Republicans and antiabortion activists signaled yesterday that they intend to press hard on social issues, even those that failed to gain traction... (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)

    Kansas judge dismisses abortion charges  Nov 22, 2008
    Democratic Leadership Rethinking Abortion - Los Angeles Times ... Democratic Leadership Rethinking Abortion ... After long defining itself as an undisputed defender of abortion rights, the Democratic Party is suddenly locked in an internal struggle over whether to redefine its position to appeal to a broader array of voters. (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)

    More Sarahs, Fewer Arnolds  Nov 22, 2008
    by A good friend of mine (let's call him Bob) is convinced that unless the GOP puts abortion. More: , , by. (Human Events Online)

    Simone Veil, 50 cent, Britney Spears  Nov 22, 2008
    Simone Veil, an Auschwitz survivor, a feminist, and the health minister in charge when France legalized abortion in 1975, has been elected to the prestigious body that acts as guardian of the French language. Deported to the Nazi death camp as a teenager, Veil, 81, was the first female minister in France's Fifth Republic, serving five years under former President Val. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Asthma her chief challenge  Nov 22, 2008
    "Sex education is regulated by the state - no distribution of condoms or discussion of abortion as a form of birth control."It's minimal in middle school," she said. "Sixth grade, the puberty talk. Eighth grade, they do reports on STDs (sexually-transmitted diseases). (Dowagiac News, MI)

    Gay Marriage Fight Continues  Nov 22, 2008
    It would also be nice, from my perspective, if abortion rights were guaranteed by law so that we didn't have to spend our professional lifetimes, literally, arguing the same case we've been arguing for the last 30 years. Ultimately, the process argument, far from saving Prop 8, underscores why it is so important for the Court to stick out its neck yet again in defense of equality. (Newsmax)

    LETTER: 'We just witnessed a hostile takeover of US'  Nov 21, 2008
    I will be praying for them that they can fix it, admittedly good people we as a country are in a MESS. Finances are horrible, Faith in God is at a low, Abortion is at a high, it is all a MESS. So really WHO CARES if the President is black, white, green or purple, Democrat or Republican if they can fix the mess that truly started well before the Bush Administration ... "Ahhhhh. Count on ed to flop down into the comfortable bed of a hackneyed conservative principle. Unfortunately when those... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Brazil targets illegal abortions  Nov 21, 2008
    Abortion is illegal in Brazil except in cases of rape or risk to the mother. Brazilian police are investigating more than 1,200 women suspected of having had abortions in a clinic in the state of Mato Grosso Do Sul ... Abortion in Brazil is illegal except in cases of rape or when the life or health of the mother is at risk. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Letter: Columnist's view of Court follows left-wing procedure  Nov 21, 2008
    Far-left judges, i.e. those who "legislate from the bench," don't believe that a blanket hand-gun ban violates the Second Amendment, and yet are more than willing to overturn partial-birth abortion bans, which garnered overwhelming public support. I will be praying for the health of the Su-preme Court justices throughout Obama's term. (Daily Collegian, PA)

    Uniform dress policy expands to all Clayton schools  Nov 21, 2008
    Don't you read your bible for anything else other than to validate your stance on homosexuality and abortion ... Don't you read your bible for anything else other than to validate your stance on homosexuality and abortion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    New embryo test to screen for 6,000 diseases  Nov 21, 2008
    The plan was to have an abortion if the test revealed she was carrying a boy ... "I just couldn't bring myself to have an abortion knowing there was a child growing inside me," she said ... "There is nothing worse than knowing you are going to watch your own child die." Linda became pregnant again some years later, and decided to have the test, even though she knew that again, she would not have an abortion if the baby was male. (Yahoo News -- Biotechnology and Genetics)

    Letter:President-elect's pro-choice stance troubles reader  Nov 21, 2008
    This particular hospital was a teaching hospital, so while the medical staff worked heroically to save these babies, in another wing, doctors-in-training were being taught to systematically destroy "unwanted" babies of the same gestational age, through various abortion techniques ... Barack Obama is a fervent supporter of abortion, in all its brutal forms ... But did you know that some babies actually survive abortion. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Emergency pill for Chilean girls  Nov 21, 2008
    The Catholic Church and opposition parties are against the move - they say the morning-after pill is a method of abortion, which is illegal in Chile ... Despite having some of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the world, it is estimated that in Chile 35% of all pregnancies are terminated illegally. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)

    LETTERS, NCT, Nov. 20, 2008  Nov 21, 2008
    Through Genesis 1: 26-27, God also orders all children must be born from natural conception and prohibits all abortions"! 14th Amendment wrote on Nov 20, 2008 7:40 AM:The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution is one of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Amendments, first intended to secure the rights of former slaves. It was proposed on June 13, 1866, and ratified on July 9, 1868.[1]The amendment provides a broad definition of citizenship, overruling Dred Scott v.... (North County Times)

    EDITOR’S MAILBAG (Nov. 15)  Nov 21, 2008
    Bill wrote on Nov 20, 2008 9:12 AM:" For not ever getting pregnant or having a child, Barefoot, who hid in a submarine during Vietnam, sure knows a lot about abortions. He was the person who said it couldn't be proved that he is in favor of them and here we are with more proof of his pro-abortion views. He also thinks that mopping floors or serving food on a nuclear submarine makes him an expert on nuclear reactors. And he thinks the cold war was a real war because he never fought in a real one.... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Martin-Chambliss debate off  Nov 21, 2008
    I can t wait for partial-birth abortions to be legal ... Ditto heads like CME have been in a coma the last 3 months it would seem As the rest of us have lost our 401K s on W s watch lost as a result of the Wall Street greedmongers ( all of whom are Republicans ) using the freedom from regulation fostered by Reagan/Bush They cannot defend their horrible record of having given us the worst President in the history of the nation, the greatest economic castastrophe in 80 years , and their having... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Did you sustain your prophet?  Nov 21, 2008
    chick_of_hens_army wrote on Nov 20, 2008 10:22 AM:" People keep on believing that Marriage is just a political issue and not a moral issue. They can't see Why the LDS church got involved. It's like arguing that Abortion is just a political issue. The LDS church is not anti-gay, they are pro-family. People can still be joined in a Heterosexual union, They just can't call it marriage. ". Dub wrote on Nov 20, 2008 10:23 AM:" Cody... I think your letter was sincere and you do raise some good points.... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)

    Washington prepares for first execution since 2001  Nov 21, 2008
    ab wrote on Nov 20, 2008 10:33 AM:" Most people who oppose the death penalty are the same ones who support abortion on demand. Getting rid of the dealth penalty for an unborn or partially born infant is what you should work on first. When abortion on demand becomes a crime, Then and only then should a discussion about abolishing the dealth penalty be considered. ". spete98611 wrote on Nov 20, 2008 10:59 AM:" Ab:....I'm pro-execution and I'm, in a way, pro-abortion as well. The problem with our... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Brewer move to governor may shift policies  Nov 21, 2008
    It also could push the state forward on immigration controls and penalties for businesses hiring illegal immigrants and abortion rights restrictions, according to officials familiar with Brewer and Napolitano ... Napolitano vetoed anti-abortion bills coming out of the Legislature, including a partial-birth prohibition that would have piggybacked on a federal ban ... Brewer has stated her opposition to abortion rights, but has been more open to tough immigration controls while siding with... (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

    LETTER: New legislation to impact abortions  Nov 20, 2008
    FOCA will specifically change the present policy in the United States, guaranteeing that surgical and medical abortions be a fundamental right ... In essence it usurps the rights of the states to decide for themselves any restrictions or limitations on abortion ... The FOCA will nullify the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, the Hyde Amendment, informed consent laws, waiting periods, parental notification laws, limits on public funding for elective abortions (American taxpayers, like it or... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    New embryo test to screen for 6,000 diseases  Nov 20, 2008
    The plan was to have an abortion if the test revealed she was carrying a boy ... "I just couldn't bring myself to have an abortion knowing there was a child growing inside me," she said ... "There is nothing worse than knowing you are going to watch your own child die." Linda became pregnant again some years later, and decided to have the test, even though she knew that again, she would not have an abortion if the baby was male. (Yahoo News -- Biotechnology and Genetics)

    Cardinal criticizes Obama as 'aggressive, disruptive and apocalyptic'...  Nov 20, 2008
    The cardinal attributed Americas decline to the Supreme Courts decisions such as the 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, which imposed permissive abortion laws nationwide ... The Catholic Church teaches that Abortion is an intrinsic Evil and under no curcumstances can it support it ... I had an abortion and while the decision was very difficult, it was a decision that saved my life and I have never regretted it. (The Drudge Report)

    Emergency pill for Chilean girls  Nov 20, 2008
    The Catholic Church and opposition parties are against the move - they say the morning-after pill is a method of abortion, which is illegal in Chile ... Despite having some of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the world, it is estimated that in Chile 35% of all pregnancies are terminated illegally. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)

    Government "Fixes" Slow Recovery  Nov 20, 2008
    We have abortion for any reason for 12 year olds. We elected a raving gay gov. who proceeded to install every Dem. (Townhall.com)

    What will media be like under Obama presidency?  Nov 20, 2008
    hetfield wrote on Nov 16, 2008 7:01 PM:" cross and the mindless minions are attacking clayson(again) simply because clayson does not share their ideology. claysons points are very easy to understand, if you arent a liberal. one, clayson is reiterating what has already been reported(amazingly) and that is that news organizations favor, pander, and pushed for b hussein and any liberal running for election this year. This is not disputed and can not be argued. the mainstream media will be the next... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Other priests involved in murder cases  Nov 20, 2008
    Bendict Onamkulam Two or three years back I read in a news paper that Mariyakutty was killed by a doctor, at the time of an abortion. This was told by the wife and daughter of the doctor to the priest who came to see him at his home at Ettumanoor. (Express Buzz)

    And then there were two...  Nov 20, 2008
    Or the one who favors banning all forms of abortion. Maybe the one who has desperately wants to allow school prayer back in public schools. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Holder Hailed, But in 2000 Ashcroft Marked as Sop to 'Far Right'  Nov 20, 2008
    On Tuesday's Situation Room, CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer referred to a Catholic cardinal's criticism of Barack Obama's abortion position as a "scathing rant" and a "diatribe." A CNN graphic also used the "scathing rant" term, and Blitzer later referred to the cardinal's words as a "blistering rant." All three of these terms came during Blitzer's promos for a report by CNN correspondent Brian Todd, which focused on recent comments made by Cardinal James Francis Stafford, who referred to Obama's... (MediaResearch.org)

    More of this story  Nov 20, 2008
    not in RI wrote on Nov 20, 2008 8:36 AM:" Sorry but not wearing your seatbelt, Is a choice! people have a right to choose, because it is their life in their hands. I wear my seat belt because I like to stay in my seat when I go around corners, not because Its the law. Sometimes I forgo the seatbelt on the way to the store, my choice. Anyone who really thinks a Seat belt law is about safety and not MONEY is not thinking clearly. If the Government cared about saving lives, would Abortion be Legal?... (Westerly Sun, RI)

    Government asked to enforce law on abortion  Nov 20, 2008
    Accra, Nov. 19, GNA - Dr. Koma Jehu Appiah the Country Director of Ipas Ghana, an NGO, on Wednesday called for the enforcement of the abortion law to control the rate of unsafe abortion. He observed that, although the abortion law was passed in 1985, 30 per cent of maternal mortality in the country were due to unsafe abortion because most Ghanaians pretended it did not exist and called for its accessibility to any one who needed it ... Dr Jehu-Appiah attributed the increase in unsafe abortions... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Slowing the flow of guns  Nov 20, 2008
    Yes YEs wrote on Nov 19, 2008 7:38 PM:" Yes! Yes! Obama's presidency means the end of gun ownership, an increase in abortions, an increase in welfare, dogs and cats living together, rivers reversing their flow, flowers dying, the sky turning pink!!! yes!!! yes!!! it's all going to come true!!! Ya bunch of nutjobs. " ... Truth is wrote on Nov 17, 2008 9:20 AM:" Doctors kill more people a year than self-infliction gun wounds. Are we going to ban doctors now also? How many people die drinking and... (Munster Times, IN)

    Some things to think about  Nov 20, 2008
    Why does it cost just a few hundred dollars for a simple abortion, which nobody really favors, and at least 10,000 to adopt a child many people want. Wouldn t a reversal of the costs better reflect our values. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    First Rights: The abortion president  Nov 20, 2008
    It's no wonder that Obama opposed the Supreme Court decision that eventually ruled against the lawfulness of "partial-birth abortion" that the late Democratic Sen ... The rabidly pro-abortion Freedom of Choice Act he supports, unless there is an unlikely successful filibuster in the Democratically controlled Senate, would invalidate parental-notification laws; any state's requirement of full disclosure of the physical and emotional risks inherent in abortion; and -- can you believe this ... --... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Bush vetoes stem cell funds bill  Nov 20, 2008
    The process of extracting stem cells from an embryo destroys that entity; conservative Republicans have likened the destruction of frozen human embryos to abortion. Surveys suggest a majority of Americans support expanded stem-cell research. (Yahoo News -- Human Stem Cell Research)

    The Devil, They Say  Nov 20, 2008
    I can't tell them that I had an abortion because they believe that abortion is a sin. Would it be wrong for me to tell them that I had a miscarriage and hope they understand why I can't be around at the moment. (Slate)

    Fewer Immigrants, Bigger Housing Crisis?  Nov 20, 2008
    A judicial resolution will produce an ongoing, painful social battle (what abortion has been ever since Roe). 1:14 A.M.. (Slate)

    Letters from readers  Nov 20, 2008
    ABORTION RIGHTS: Catholics in question ... There is no doubt that a majority of practicing Catholics of African-American or Hispanic descent voted for Barack Obama and were willing to accept his unrestricted abortion views. (Florida Times-Union)

    The Year in Medicine 2008  Nov 20, 2008
    Abortion: Rates Down for Some ... Fewer women are choosing to have abortions, according to a report by the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit organization that has studied abortion rates for more than 30 years ... From 1990 to 2005, the total number of abortions in the U.S. fell from 1. (Time.com)

    The GOP's problem? It's not right-wing enough  Nov 20, 2008
    While the newly dominant RSC echoes social conservatives on things like abortion, gay rights and public prayer, it's mostly motivated by a desire to -- as Republican activist Grover Norquist -- get the government down to a size where you could "drown it in the bathtub." Conservatives who agreed with that notion have been frustrated watching the party that came to power 14 years ago in a right-wing revolution descend into scandals involving , massive pork-barrel spending and an often blind... (Salon)

    LETTER: 'We just witnessed a hostile takeover of US'  Nov 19, 2008
    I will be praying for them that they can fix it, admittedly good people we as a country are in a MESS. Finances are horrible, Faith in God is at a low, Abortion is at a high, it is all a MESS. So really WHO CARES if the President is black, white, green or purple, Democrat or Republican if they can fix the mess that truly started well before the Bush Administration. I read in one post where they were talking about God doing this and that to help or hinder the election and God wanted the Dems or... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Last-minute Bush abortion ruling causes furor...  Nov 19, 2008
    Last-minute Bush abortion ruling causes furor - International Herald Tribune. Last-minute Bush abortion ruling causes furor ... A last-minute Bush administration plan to grant sweeping new protections to health care providers who oppose abortion and other procedures on religious or moral grounds has provoked a torrent of objections, including a strenuous protest from the government agency that enforces job-discrimination laws. (The Drudge Report)

    Obama warns global warming is 'urgent' threat ...  Nov 19, 2008
    Just as politicians on both sides use abortion and gay marriage as great distractions our debt clock ticks every day with americans fixated on these distractions ... Wow, I bet abortion, global warming and gay marriage won't be top of mind. (The Drudge Report)

    First transplant patient to receive organ -- grown to order...  Nov 19, 2008
    The medical miracle - Health News, Health eing - The Independent. from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. (The Drudge Report)

    Peter Milliken retains position as House Speaker  Nov 19, 2008
    Mr. Harper's clearly expressed position on policies associated with contentious issues like abortion and gay marriage is anything but evangelical ... As for all the others saying that "Harper only has 38% of the vote...ya? and? So did Chretien, so did Martin. I guess it's ok for a Liberal to run the country as he sees fit , with that percentage, but not the Conservatives. Typical left wing hypocracy! Gail (Hamilton)Wow! By the childish comments here, it seems even the electorate can't show some... (CTV.ca)

    Scientists Self-censor In Response To Political Controversy, Survey Finds  Nov 19, 2008
    Almost a quarter of the researchers had either reframed their studies to avoid research on marginalized or stigmatized populations or had chosen to drop studies that were thought to be political sensitive, such as those on sexual orientation, abortion, childhood sexual abuse, and condom use. The survey also found that four of the principal investigators had made career changes and left academia as a result of the controversy. (Science Daily)

    Could Iowa conservatives undermine GOP in 2012?  Nov 19, 2008
    In that book, "Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America," Huckabee revives his presidential primary feud with Mitt Romney, accusing the former Massachusetts governor of changing positions on abortion rights and gay rights for political expediency. Romney's record, Huckabee writes in a swipe at the former candidate's wealth, "was anything but conservative until he changed all the light bulbs in his chandelier in time to run for president.". (Yahoo News)

    Out in support of gay rights  Nov 19, 2008
    ryepete wrote on Nov 16, 2008 7:16 PM:" Find it comical that the same 'left' that supports gay marriage also supports abortion. They talk about the war in Iraq, thousands lost (for nothing, they say), but how many children are killed each day because of a woman's right to choose..who's will is imposed on the defenseless? Society is headed in the wrong direction. " ... " Roscoe wrote on Nov 17, 2008 10:31 AM:" The 'leftlies' who are pro-choice do not force anyone to have an abortion ... I love... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Nov. 16)  Nov 19, 2008
    Recent letters have called attention, once more, to the polarizing topic of abortion ... If, for instance, there is offense taken at some stated viewpoint regarding abortion, that very taking of offense is construed to be at once a refutation of the viewpoint and a validation of its opposite ... The rampant demagoguery prevailing on all sides of the abortion issue is, therefore, not to be wondered at. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Mom in China Freed Without Forced Abortion  Nov 19, 2008
    A six-month pregnant mother of two who faced a forced abortion by Chinese authorities has been freed and allowed to continue her pregnancy, according to Radio Free Asia ... A mother of two faces a forced abortion in China this week, according to human rights groups, a violation they say demonstrates that the most brutal aspects of China's population control policies are still prevalent in the county's western regions ... Arigul Tursun was scheduled to undergo the abortion against her will as... (ABC News)

    Ten picks for Obama's Supreme Court  Nov 19, 2008
    The court had just declined to block a New York judge's ruling that the federal government should continue to pay for the abortions of poor women ... If elected, McCain might well push the court far to the right -- with dramatic consequences for abortion rights, sexual privacy, diversity in schools and more. (Salon)

    Obama, Democrats have dilemma of how much change to bring about  Nov 18, 2008
    Ten of the 20 new Democratic House members whose elections had been decided by late last week support restrictions on abortion, said House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C.. Even the party s own rank and file says it prefers a centrist course. (Columbus Telegram, NE)

    Some abortion foes shifting focus  Nov 18, 2008
    Frustrated by the failure to overturn Roe v. Wade, a growing number of antiabortion pastors, conservative academics and activists are setting aside efforts to outlaw abortion and instead are focusing on building social programs and developing other assistance for pregnant women to reduce the number of abortions. Some of the activists are actually working with abortion rights advocates to push for legislation in Congress that would provide pregnant women with health care, child care and money for... (MSNBC -- Race)

    4 comment(s)  Nov 18, 2008
    It strongly implies that all Democrats are over there on the far left with Nancy Pelosi and that they all affirm same-sex marriage, abortion on demand, pampering illegal aliens, reducing the freedoms Americans enjoy, and taxes, taxes, taxes. I am especially disgusted by the suggestion that all Democrats are atheists. (Thomaston Times, GA)

    Nigeria: Kaduna - Fresh Attempts to Eradicate Malaria  Nov 18, 2008
    "Malaria is especially a serious problem in Africa, where one in every five, 20 per cent childhood deaths is due to the effects of the disease. An African child has on average between 1.6 and 5.4 episodes of malaria fever each year. And every 30 second a child dies from malaria."Pregnant women are at high risk not only of dying from the complications of severe malaria, but also spontaneous abortion, premature delivery or stillbirth. Malaria is also a cause of severe maternal anemia and is... (allAfrica.com)

    New embryo test to screen for 6,000 diseases  Nov 18, 2008
    The plan was to have an abortion if the test revealed she was carrying a boy ... "I just couldn't bring myself to have an abortion knowing there was a child growing inside me," she said ... "There is nothing worse than knowing you are going to watch your own child die." Linda became pregnant again some years later, and decided to have the test, even though she knew that again, she would not have an abortion if the baby was male. (Yahoo News -- Biotechnology and Genetics)

    Jeff OBryant: Change We Dare Not Believe In  Nov 18, 2008
    People who rabidly defend abortion just are not going to get along with people who realize the Roe decision led to the American holocaust. People who struggle to get by, live within their means, and make responsible decisions just are not going to get along with others who want to steal out of their paychecks to carry other people unwilling to work or who made irresponsible decisions. (Catoosa County News, GA)

    Let Detroit suffer its fate  Nov 18, 2008
    John McCain also might have held Florida had he prevailed with his first choice of a running mate, the pro-abortion-rights Joe Lieberman, but G.O.P. ayatollahs scuttled both him and the abortion moderate Tom Ridge, who might have helped win Pennsylvania. Not that McCain was innocent in these exclusionary escapades. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Emergency pill for Chilean girls  Nov 18, 2008
    The Catholic Church and opposition parties are against the move - they say the morning-after pill is a method of abortion, which is illegal in Chile ... Despite having some of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the world, it is estimated that in Chile 35% of all pregnancies are terminated illegally. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)

    To my GOP friends  Nov 18, 2008
    President-Elect Obama supports abortion, and so anybody who voted for Obama has the blood of all the murdered babies on them ... MELVIN, I am sick to death of hearing how Obama and Democrats are PRO ABORTION because that is not accurate and does not reflect my beliefs or what I stand for ... The only person who will be judged is the woman having the abortion and the person performing the abortion, and they must answer to God for that. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

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