abortion

NPR Examines Controversial Okla. Abortion Law Facing Court Challenges

NPR's "All Things Considered" on Thursday examined the debate over an Oklahoma law that requires a woman seeking an abortion to answer dozens of questions on topics relating to her job, education, relationship with her partner and why she is opting for an abortion. The law calls for the survey answers to be posted on a state Web site without the women's names...

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NPR Examines Controversial Okla. Abortion Law Facing Court Challenges

NPR's "All Things Considered" on Thursday examined the debate over an Oklahoma law that requires a woman seeking an abortion to answer dozens of questions on topics relating to her job, education, relationship with her partner and why she is opting for an abortion. The law calls for the survey answers to be posted on a state Web site without the women's names...

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Spanish Lawmakers Approve Law Expanding Abortion Rights

Spain's Congress of Deputies on Thursday approved a bill that would legalize abortion up to 14 weeks' gestation, assert a woman's right to undergo the procedure and remove an existing threat of imprisonment for women who have an abortion outside of specific circumstances, the AP/Google News reports. The 350-member Congress of Deputies voted 184-158 in favor of the bill, with one abstention...

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Spanish Lawmakers Approve Law Expanding Abortion Rights

Spain's Congress of Deputies on Thursday approved a bill that would legalize abortion up to 14 weeks' gestation, assert a woman's right to undergo the procedure and remove an existing threat of imprisonment for women who have an abortion outside of specific circumstances, the AP/Google News reports. The 350-member Congress of Deputies voted 184-158 in favor of the bill, with one abstention...

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NPR Examines Controversial Okla. Abortion Law Facing Court Challenges

NPR's "All Things Considered" on Thursday examined the debate over an Oklahoma law that requires a woman seeking an abortion to answer dozens of questions on topics relating to her job, education, relationship with her partner and why she is opting for an abortion. The law calls for the survey answers to be posted on a state Web site without the women's names...

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NPR Examines Controversial Okla. Abortion Law Facing Court Challenges

NPR's "All Things Considered" on Thursday examined the debate over an Oklahoma law that requires a woman seeking an abortion to answer dozens of questions on topics relating to her job, education, relationship with her partner and why she is opting for an abortion. The law calls for the survey answers to be posted on a state Web site without the women's names...

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Abortion-Rights Advocates, Opponents Among Groups Monitored By Department Of Homeland Security

An official at the Department of Homeland Security created a "threat assessment" about groups that support and oppose abortion rights prior to a February demonstration in Wisconsin, even though other Homeland Security officials felt the groups "posed no threat to homeland security," newly released documents state, the New York Times reports...

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Parental Notification Requirement Added To Spanish Abortion-Rights Bill

The Spanish government has agreed to alter a proposed law that would have allowed young women ages 16 and 17 to receive an abortion without parental notification, the AP/Washington Post reports. The changes would alter the proposed law to require teenagers to inform at least one parent before undergoing the procedure...

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Debate Over Legislation That Would Criminalize Death Of Fetus Escalates In New York

Groups supporting and opposing abortion rights in New York state are facing off in the state capital over proposed legislation (S 04897, A 02034) that would designate the death of a fetus a crime during a homicide of the pregnant woman, the New York Daily News reports. Under the proposed legislation, the death of a fetus of at least 24 weeks' gestation would be considered a homicide...

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Calif. City Sends Coat Hangers To Lawmakers Who Support Abortion Rights But Voted For Stupak Amendment

The City Council in Berkeley, Calif., recently mailed coat hangers and protest letters to 20 members of the U.S. House who voted for an antiabortion rights amendment to the chamber's health care reform bill (HR 3962) but have a history of supporting abortion rights, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The amendment, sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich...

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