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A Mother's Ordeal: Fertility Treatment, Then Abortion
Fertility Treatment Leads
to Twins, Then Abortion
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 24, 2010 6:22 AM CDT

Fertility Treatment Leads to Twins, Then Abortion

Author recounts her use of 'selective reduction'

(Newser) - At age 43, Bettina Paige turned to fertility treatments to get pregnant to provide a sibling for her young son. It worked, too well. When the doctor used the word she didn't want to hear—twins—Paige, faced with the possibility that "we’d have to leave our beloved...

Angle to Rape Victims: Don't Abort, Trust 'God's Plan'

Reid's opponent also gives first interview to mainstream media

(Newser) - A little thing like rape isn't a good enough excuse for an abortion, as far as Sharron Angle's concerned. Harry Reid's conservative, Tea Party-backed opponent gave an interview in January, in which she told conservative host Bill Manders that rape victims need to trust in God's plan. “Is there...

Fetus Feels No Pain Before 24 Weeks: Study

Major British review says brain connections aren't formed

(Newser) - The human fetus is naturally "sedated" and feels no pain before 24 weeks, say British researchers. In fact, it may not feel any pain until birth, reports the BBC . The scientific review, commissioned by Britain's Department of Health, is likely to roil the abortion debate in Britain and in...

Abortion Storm Erupts Over 'Ultrasound' Jesus Ad

Fetus with halo is 'pro-life,' charge critics

(Newser) - With 197 days left until Christmas, a planned holiday ad showing Jesus in the womb has triggered a new abortion controversy in Britain. The "Ultrasound Jesus" ad, set to appear on billboards in December, shows a fetus with a halo and announces: "He's on his way: Christmas starts...

'Pro-Freedom': Better Than 'Pro-Choice'?

Some think it's time for a new name—but do we need it?

(Newser) - New Gallup polls show that most Americans don't want abortion criminalized, but they remain divided between pro-life and pro-choice advocates—and let's face it, Lynn Harris writes for Salon , the pro-lifers have the better name. "Life" is "the rhetorical rock that will always beat our scissors," writes...

States Demand Ultrasounds to Curb Abortion

20 states encourage or mandate procedure

(Newser) - The latest weapon in the battle over abortion : Ultrasounds. Backed by anti-abortion groups who believe sonograms can stop women from aborting, 20 states have passed laws that require or encourage abortion providers to conduct the procedure, reports the New York Times . Ultrasounds are already mandatory in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi,...

Kathleen Parker - Women should be informed before they abort
Ultrasounds Before
Abortions Aren't 'Sinister'
Kathleen Parker
May 1, 2010 1:45 PM CDT

Ultrasounds Before Abortions Aren't 'Sinister'

It's all about 'informed choice'

(Newser) - Kathleen Parker agrees with Bill Clinton that abortions should be "safe, legal, and rare." Toward the latter point, she comes down in favor of the recent spate of laws requiring women who are considering abortion to get an ultrasound and at least listen to a description of it....

Baby Survives Abortion for 2 Days

Italian docs may face charges for leaving baby to die

(Newser) - Italian police are considering bringing homicide charges against doctors who left an aborted baby boy to die. The boy, aborted at 22 weeks, was found breathing almost a full day after the operation by a priest who had gone to pray beside the body. The infant was taken to a...

Strict Anti-Abortion Bills Become Law in Oklahoma

Senate overrides governor's vetoes

(Newser) - The Oklahoma Senate today overrode Gov. Brad Henry's vetoes and put into law two restrictive measures on abortion. One of the laws requires women to undergo an ultrasound and listen to a detailed description of the fetus before getting an abortion. An anti-abortion group called it one of the most...

Now Oklahoma's Cracking Down on Abortion

State senate approves tough abortion restrictions

(Newser) - A bill that would require women to have an ultrasound scan less than an hour before having an abortion is among 5 tough new anti-abortion measures passed by Oklahoma's GOP-dominated Senate this week. The bill, which will hit the governor's desk later this week, also requires a doctor to describe...

Nebraska Passes Late-Term Abortion Ban

Landmark bill based on theory fetus can feel pain

(Newser) - Nebraska has become the first state in the nation to ban late-term abortions based on the controversial theory that the fetus is capable of feeling pain by the 20th week of gestation. The law, which makes it a felony for a doctor to perform abortions after the 20th week, is...

Bart Stupak Got Squeezed Into No-Man's Land
Bart Stupak Got Squeezed Into No-Man's Land
quick takes
Apr 9, 2010 9:45 AM CDT

Bart Stupak Got Squeezed Into No-Man's Land

His decision to retire isn't surprising

(Newser) - Bart Stupak is retiring from Congress, which is not-so-stunning news to pundits:
  • Ben Smith, Politico : "It seems reasonable to take it as a sign of how difficult and unpleasant it is right now, in the House in particular, to attempt to stand in the middle." Stupak moved health
...

Bart Stupak Will Retire
 Bart Stupak Will Retire 
Apr 9, 2010 8:00 AM CDT

Bart Stupak Will Retire

Michigan congressman say tea partiers didn't run him out

(Newser) - Democrat Bart Stupak, targeted for defeat by Tea Party activists for his crucial role in securing House approval of the health care overhaul, said today he would retire from Congress this year. The nine-term congressman told AP he could have won re-election and insisted he wasn't being chased from the...

Stupak: Why I Voted Yes; Parker: Why He's Wrong
 Stupak: Why I Voted Yes; 
 Parker: Why He's Wrong 
opposing views
Mar 27, 2010 10:18 AM CDT

Stupak: Why I Voted Yes; Parker: Why He's Wrong

She thinks we can expect taxpayer dollars to fund abortions

(Newser) - Bart Stupak and Kathleen Parker take the fight over abortion funding to the op-ed pages of the Washington Post today.
  • In his column , Stupak takes exception to Parker calling him a "backstabber" in a previous column and insists that President Obama's executive order is an "ironclad" guarantee that
...

I Got What I Wanted: Health Reform That's Pro-Life
I Got What I Wanted: Health Reform That's Pro-Life
BART STUPAK
Mar 26, 2010 10:40 PM CDT

I Got What I Wanted: Health Reform That's Pro-Life

Anti-abortion Dem answers critics of his reform vote

(Newser) - The health-care bill passed this week is plenty pro-life for Bart Stupak, the anti-abortion Democrat whose amendment didn’t make the final cut but who wrangled an executive order out of President Obama that carries “the full force and effect of law” in prohibiting federal funding for abortion. In...

'Baby Killer' Rep. Gets Razzed on House Floor

Democratic lawmaker jokes about 'homeownership killer' bill

(Newser) - Randy Neugebauer can’t catch any slack after copping to his “baby killer” outburst in the House. Today, Massachusetts Democrat Michael Capuano aimed a jab during a hearing on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “My emotions might overcome me and I might be tempted to scream out that...

Why Saints LB Scott Fujita Makes the Ladies Swoon
 Why Saints LB Scott Fujita 
 Makes the Ladies Swoon 
SUPER BOWL XLIV
Feb 6, 2010 12:01 PM CST

Why Saints LB Scott Fujita Makes the Ladies Swoon

He's pro-choice, pro-gay rights, and wants to be a teacher

(Newser) - We all know the big names playing in tomorrow’s Super Bowl—Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Reggie Bush—but Irin Carmon has an enormous crush on Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, and thinks you should, too. Some reasons why, per Jezebel :
  • Though he was given up for adoption by a teen
...

CBS Open to More Super Bowl Advocacy Ads
 CBS Open to More 
 Super Bowl Advocacy Ads 
IF TEBOW CAN DO IT ...
Jan 26, 2010 8:34 PM CST

CBS Open to More Super Bowl Advocacy Ads

After flap over pro-life piece, 'responsibly produced' spots OK

(Newser) - After various advocacy groups cried foul over CBS’ decision to eschew its usual policy and air an ad during the Super Bowl that will feature Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and carry a pro-life message, the network said today it will allow similar spots during the Feb. 7 broadcast—as...

Hey, Fetus People, Leave Irish Coach Alone
 Hey, Fetus People, 
 Leave Irish Coach Alone 
ABORTION: POLITICAL FOOTBALL
Dec 23, 2009 11:33 PM CST

Hey, Fetus People, Leave Irish Coach Alone

It just doesn't matter that Brian Kelly is pro-choice

(Newser) - Unrest in the University of Notre Dame community over the pro-choice views of new football coach Brian Kelly tees up Amanda Marcotte for a screed against what she calls the “Fetus People.” Where sportswriters ask what abortion has to do with college football, the Fetus People “haven’...

Judge Mulls 'Necessity Defense' in Doc Killing

Roeder claims he had to kill abortion physician to save fetuses

(Newser) - A Kansas judge will begin hearing motions today about whether or not to allow the killer of an abortion doctor to present a "neccesity defense," claiming that it was necessary to kill the physician to save fetuses. Scott Roeder, 51, has admitting gunning down Dr. George Tiller last...

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