Tag Archives: Abortion

Republican Outreach

Posted on December 31, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Judge Gary Harger ruled today that the state of Texas may immediately implement a ban on funding for doctors and clinics who supply poor women with healthcare if they support abortion rights. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas can cut off … Continue reading →

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The War on Women Continues

Posted on December 31, 2012 at 2:40 pm by JM Ashby

Michigan Republicans’ omnibus anti-abortion bill has been signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has approved a controversial package of abortion restrictions that will limit abortion access for women who live in rural areas, require … Continue reading →

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Republican Outreach

Posted on December 19, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Texas Republicans are unleashing Big Government on women seeking abortions and abortion providers. In 2013, the state of Texas will begin gathering new and more invasive information on women seeking and doctors providing safe abortion care thanks to new reporting … Continue reading →

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Republican Outreach

Posted on December 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

The Republican-controlled Ohio State Senate has approved a virulently anti-choice, anti-reproductive healthcare troll to the state medical board. via Realty Check Gonidakis, the former executive director of Ohio Right to Life, has been a leading figure in the state’s attempts … Continue reading →

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Michigan Senate Passes Insane Anti-Choice Law

Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:15 am by Bob Cesca

It sounds like Michigan is trying to join South Carolina and Arizona as totally effing insane. It looks like they’re about to pass one of the most heinous anti-choice laws since transvaginal ultrasounds: HB 5711 would impose a host of … Continue reading →

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A Rich Disaster

Posted on December 5, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, President Obama made it very clear today that he will not negotiate on the national debt limit when he said “I will not play that game.” Also — the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled … Continue reading →

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Ohio GOP Abandons Abortion Legislation

Posted on November 28, 2012 at 2:30 pm by JM Ashby

via ThinkProgress The Ohio Senate will not vote on two hotly contested pieces of anti-choice legislation — one that would have imposed the strictest abortion in the nation, and one that sought to strip funding from the state’s Planned Parenthood … Continue reading →

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Republican Outreach: Another Round of Abortion Legislation

Posted on November 26, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

It appears that the next wave in the War on Women is about to come ashore in Wisconsin. The state’s largest anti-abortion group sees opportunities to place further regulations on abortion, including requiring women seeking the procedure to view an … Continue reading →

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Devolution

Posted on November 26, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

TPM on Rep. Scott DesJarlais’ “evolution” on abortion. Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), the former physician turned anti-abortion Tennessee Republican congressman, says he hadn’t given abortion as much thought as he “should have” when he supported his first wife’s decisions to … Continue reading →

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Shocker: Abortions Decline As Contraception Use Increases

Posted on November 23, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Shocking perhaps no one, and sending the perpetually frustrated anti-choice Right into a bout of non-soul-searching, new data released by the government this week shows that abortions have fallen five percent while at the same time use of contraception has … Continue reading →

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