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Tiller Murderer Scott Roeder Gets January Trial Date, Barred From "Necessity Defense"
A Kansas judge has set a January trial date for Scott Roeder, who gunned down abortion provider George Tiller in May. He also refused to let Roeder's lawyers use a "necessity defense," though they can still argue for voluntary manslaughter. More »Neither Side Happy With The Nelson Compromise On Abortion, Senate Presses Onward
"You have both sides criticizing it, which means that we did what we had to do, we compromised in a fair way," says Senator Boxer - but can this fragile compromise on the Nelson abortion restrictions hold? More »Pregnant Servicewomen Now Face Jail Time
In what may be the worst military reproductive rights policy yet (and there's a lot of competition), one general has decided that soldiers under his command can be court-martialed and jailed for getting pregnant. More »Cynthia Nixon: Insurance Coverage For Abortion Is "A Very Basic Female Right"
"My mother had an illegal abortion pre-1973, and it's something that I would never want to face or want my daughter to be facing or any of her friends."-Cynthia Nixon, on why she's been pro-choice for 30 years. [CNN]Last Call for Health Care: Dems Reach 60 Votes
The end is in sight for Democrats pushing through health care reform. However, Olympia Snowe is opting out, Nelson's compromise is making pro-choicers and anti-choicers tear out their hair, and Politifact explains that "reducing costs" really depends on the metric. More »Health Nuts: The Anti-Abortion Empire Strikes Back
As Senator Nelson continues crusading to expand the Hyde Amendment, the state of Oklahoma is attempting to leverage more restrictions on abortion: new regulations force women to answer 30+ questions pre-procedure, with the answers posted to a state-run website. More »Filibuster: Joe Lieberman Continues To Be A Jerk Of The First Order
In the grand tradition of cartoon villains Snidely Whiplash and Dick Dastardly, Joe Lieberman scored a blow to health reform by engaging in what Matt Yglesias describes as "the old double cross." More »Coat Hangers, Court Cases, And RU-486: Abortion Rights Around The World
Yesterday, the city of Berkeley, California sent wire hangers to some members of Congress who voted for the Stupak Amendment — and across the Atlantic, courts prepare to decide whether an Irish abortion ban violates women's human rights. More »3 Lies Anti-Choicers Tell About Planned Parenthood
Nelson Anti-Abortion Amendment Rejected
The Stupak clone was voted down by the Senate this afternoon. The Washington Post reports: "The measure, which failed 54-45, addressed the scope of restrictions on coverage of abortion services for people who receive subsidies to buy insurance." [WP]Barbara Boxer Invokes Salt-N-Pepa Principle As Congressional Saga Continues
Senator Barbara Boxer isn't playing around. Laying out a logical case against Ben Nelson's amendment - which is really Stupak 2.0 - she blows off all the discussion of riders in favor of real talk on gender discrimination and privacy. More »Hard To Swallow
A Brooklyn mom has gone into hiding after her lover's wife, Kisha Jones, poisoned her with abortion-inducing drugs and attempted to murder her newborn baby with toxic "breast milk". Jones has been charged with assault and "attempted abortion." [NYDailyNews]"Poisoned Pills:" What IHS Tells Us About Health Care, The Public Option & Abortion
Sen. Russ Feingold is thrilled: a deal toward a public option is creeping forward. However, the abortion battle still threatens to derail progress on health care - and history has always shown us how this could play out. More »Teenage Girls Take Up Both Sides Of The Abortion Debate After Watching "Neutral" Documentary
Director Bruce Isacson claims that his "dramumentary," titled "South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose," is meant to educate viewers on both sides of the abortion debate. Yet as Robin Abcarian of the LA Times reports, that claim is questionable. More »After Tiller: Operation Rescue Picks New Target
Since Dr. Tiller's assassination, Dr. Leroy Carhart has begun performing abortions "past 24 weeks" at his clinic in Nebraska. And, predictably, Operation Rescue has turned their attention to him. More »Model Behaviors
A model? Well, we assume she'll drape herself in an American flag, but will she also wear running shorts and pantyhose? [UPI]War Over Abortion In Congress Continues Apace
NARAL Pro-Choice America wants to know why Representative Bart Stupak and Senator Ben Nelson want to place more restrictions on abortion coverage. But Senator Barbara Mikulski says it doesn't matter: "I know I'm not voting for Stupak." More »Blindfolded By A Pink Ribbon? Barbara Ehrenreich On Mammograms, Breast Cancer
Barbara Ehrenreich asks, "has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult?" In other words, are women so concerned with access to mammograms that they're ignoring science and even their own rights? More »Australian Men Undertake "My Oath" • Child Porn "Shrine" Discovered
• Australian men are being asked to pledge that they will never commit, excuse, or allow violence against women. The "My Oath" campaign is part of White Ribbon Day, which aims to combat violence by reaching out to men. • More »Stupak Amendment Energizes Both Sides Of Abortion Debate
After the election, some predicted that abortion would cease to be a contentious issue in America. The reaction to the Stupak Amendment — on both sides of the issue — shows how wrong those people were. More »Miles To Go Before They Sleep: Saturday Vote Is Just The Start
On Saturday, the Senate voted to move forward and debate on the health care reform, but many of the continuing talks on the issue are still circling around the same fault lines of party affiliation and religion. More »