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Oklahoma Governor Vetoes 2 Strict Abortion Bills

Calls forced ultrasound test unconstitutional

(Newser) - Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry vetoed two abortion bills that he said are an unconstitutional attempt to insert government into the private lives and decisions of citizens. One measure would have required women to undergo an intrusive ultrasound and listen to a detailed description of the fetus before getting an abortion....

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...

Abortion Fight Erupts Over Pregnant Girl, 10

Raped Mexican girl wasn't told she could abort

(Newser) - An abortion rights battle is heating up in Mexico, with activists claiming officials didn't tell a 10-year-old girl raped by her stepfather that she could abort her fetus. In the girl's state of Quintana Roo, abortion is only legal in cases of rape, and only during the first 3 months...

Doc Who Aborted Wrong Fetus Loses License

Ob-gyn terminated healthy twin in first attempt at procedure

(Newser) - It sounds too awful to be true: A mom who had undergone in vitro fertilization learns that one of the twins she's carrying has congenital defects, and opts to abort it. Her doctor performs the procedure—but aborts the wrong fetus. So goes the case of Sarasota doctor Matthew Kachinas,...

Stupak Won't Rule Out Retirement

He's reportedly exhausted, and Democrats are worried

(Newser) - Democratic leaders are said to be in a full-court press on Bart Stupak again, this time trying to convince him not to retire from Congress. After MSNBC's First Read blog reported this morning that Stupak is "exhausted" after the abortion/health care fight, his office did little to squelch the...

Roeder Gets Life Sentence in Abortion Slaying
 Roeder Gets 
 Life Sentence 
 in Abortion Slaying 
no parole chance for 50 years
Apr 1, 2010 5:59 PM CDT

Roeder Gets Life Sentence in Abortion Slaying

Anti-abortion activist murdered Dr. George Tiller

(Newser) - An anti-abortion zealot convicted of murdering a prominent Kansas abortion doctor was sentenced today to life in prison and won't be eligible for parole for 50 years—the maximum allowed by law. Scott Roeder, 52, faced a mandatory life prison term for gunning down Dr. George Tiller in the back...

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
...

Stupak Abortion 'Compromise' a Lie

 Stupak Abortion 
 'Compromise' 
 a Lie 
Kathleen Parker
Mar 24, 2010 9:40 AM CDT

Stupak Abortion 'Compromise' a Lie

Democrats resorted to political flim-flam to pass health care bill

(Newser) - Bart Stupak tried to be a hero for social conservatives everywhere in the health care debate, but when “all the power of the moment was in his frail human hands, he dropped the baby,” writes Kathleen Parker of the Washington Post . The deal Stupak struck with Barack Obama...

Texas Rep: I Shouted 'Baby Killer'
 Texas Rep: 
 I Shouted 
 'Baby Killer' 
UPDATED
Mar 22, 2010 1:30 PM CDT

Texas Rep: I Shouted 'Baby Killer'

Randy Neugebauer of Texas says he wasn't talking about Bart Stupak

(Newser) - A Republican Congressman from Texas came forward this afternoon and copped to yelling "baby killer" on the floor of the House last night—but says he wasn't talking about Bart Stupak. "In the heat and emotion of the debate, I exclaimed the phrase 'it's a baby killer' in...

Agreement in Abortion Debate: Stupak Deal Stinks

Executive order inflames one side; 'yea' votes enrage the other

(Newser) - Activists on both sides of the abortion issue slammed a deal crucial to the passage of health care reform in the House. President Obama agreed to trade a reaffirmation of the ban on federal funding for abortion for the support of key House Democrats, led by Bart Stupak of Michigan....

House Passes Health Reform
 House Passes Health Reform 
UPDATED
Mar 21, 2010 9:55 PM CDT

House Passes Health Reform

Historic measure advances after late deal-making

(Newser) - Cheers erupted on the floor of the chamber as the House passed the Senate health care reform bill tonight, 219-212, after a late compromise on abortion funding gave Democrats the votes they needed to advance the historic measure. The vote followed 9½ hours of contentious debate that wrapped up with...

Stupak Agreement Makes Passage All But Certain
 Stupak Agreement Makes 
 Passage All But Certain  
health care reform
Mar 21, 2010 3:18 PM CDT

Stupak Agreement Makes Passage All But Certain

Obama will issue executive order reiterating Hyde Amendment

(Newser) - President Obama will sign an executive order forbidding the use of federal funding for abortion, and Bart Stupak and his anti-abortion allies will vote to pass health care reform, the Michigan Democrat announced this afternoon. The shift means the measure is almost certain to pass when it's voted on tonight....

Stupak: No Deal Yet on Health Bill
 Stupak: 
 No Deal Yet 
 on Health Bill 
updated
Mar 21, 2010 2:03 PM CDT

Stupak: No Deal Yet on Health Bill

Rep reportedly has deal with White House to secure his vote

(Newser) - The health reform bill still doesn't contain abortion language Bart Stupak is comfortable with, and he's still negotiating with the White House, the Michigan Democrat said this afternoon. "There is no agreement, so until there's agreement I'm a no vote," Stupak told Talking Points Memo . Earlier reports suggested...

Pelosi Rejects Stupak's Abortion Deal

New possibility: Obama might issue executive order

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi may have lost Bart Stupak's vote today, but she's still got a chance of winning over some in his anti-abortion bloc. Pelosi rejected Stupak's idea of calling a separate vote to require stricter abortion language in the health care bill. Instead, she's holding out the "possibility" that...

Bart Stupak: Health Care Fight Is a 'Living Hell'

He and his wife have disconnected their home phone

(Newser) - Bart Stupak says his unwanted role as a stumbling block to health care reform has been a "living hell." The Michigan Democrat, who insists on tougher anti-abortion language, says the phones are jammed at his office and his home. “All the phones are unplugged at our house—...

Stupak Ready to Vote Against Health Care Bill

Unless Senate's abortion language is changed, he's out

(Newser) - Bart Stupak, of “Stupak Amendment” fame, is ready to make a stink about abortion in the health care bill again. As the House moves to vote on the Senate’s version of the health care bill, Stupak says he can’t accept the abortion language in the bill. “...

Bill to Outlaw Miscarriages Enrages Left

Utah may punish women who lose fetus after 'reckless' action

(Newser) - A Utah bill designed to outlaw do-it-yourself abortions has drawn national attention, with bloggers railing that the law could punish women for accidental miscarriages. The bill, which has already passed both chambers of Utah’s legislature, would allow women to be charged with homicide if they committed an “intentional,...

Woman Tweets Her Abortion
 Woman Tweets Her Abortion 
Feb 24, 2010 2:36 PM CST

Woman Tweets Her Abortion

Says she's trying to 'demystify' process

(Newser) - Angie Jackson wants to take the veil off of abortion. The blogger and mother of one became pregnant when her IUD failed, found out too late to take the morning-after pill, but because of health risks has turned unapologetically to RU-486. And she's live-tweeting the entire experience.

Obama Writes His Own Health Bill

White House proposal aims to unite Dems ahead of summit

(Newser) - The White House is crafting its own health care bill aimed at uniting House and Senate Democrats ahead of a bipartisan summit next week. The president hopes to avoid a Republican filibuster by attaching it to a budget bill, using the procedure called budget reconciliation. However, congressional Democrats have yet...

Billboards Paint Abortion as Attack on Black Babies

It's 'in your face,' say supporters

(Newser) - Controversial anti-abortion billboards in Georgia are charging that abortion is making black children an "endangered species." The campaign, sponsored by Georgia Right to Life, highlights the fact that African-American women are three times more likely to have an abortion than white women. Anti-abortion advocates across the country have...

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