Tag Archives: Reproductive Rights
Report confirms that Savita Halappanavar didn’t need to die
TweetAn investigation confirms that Savita Halappanavar, the Irish woman who died last year after being denied an abortion after an incomplete miscarriage, lost her life because her doctors prioritized her unviable fetus over her own health. The report states: “The investigating team considers there was an apparent overemphasis on the need not to intervene until the [...]
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Paul Ryan wants YOU to join the ranks of his anti-abortion army
TweetPaul Ryan is still talking. This time he’s talking about building allies (ahem, co-opting pro-choice supporters): Ryan, R-Wis., said in a speech to the Susan B. Anthony List that those who oppose abortion “need to work with people who consider themselves pro-choice – because our task isn’t to purge our ranks. It’s to grow them.” [...]
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Breaking: Judge orders FDA to make the morning-after pill available over-the-counter for all ages
TweetWhoo hooo! Now this just makes common sense: A federal judge has ruled that the Unites States government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and under. The decision, on a fraught and politically controversial subject, comes after a decade-long [...]
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Governor of North Dakota signs “heartbeat” bill banning abortion after 6 weeks
TweetGovernor Jack Dalrymple of North Dakota, a Republican, (duh!) signed three bills into law that would ban almost all abortions. Here are the three bills, all of which were passed by the Republican-controlled (duh!) legislature: 1. A requirement that doctors who perform abortions get admitting privileges at a local hospital. This could have the effect [...]
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Judge blocks closing of Mississippi’s last abortion clinic