A man in prison for vandalizing a Montana abortion clinic so badly it had to close is now disputing the amount of restitution he was ordered to pay. In an appeal, Zachary Klundt’s attorney argued that the clinic owner “ had a duty to mitigate her damages” and that it was her “personal choice” to close the clinic.…
Forty years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that women had a constitutional right to abortion based on the right to privacy. But — judging from the 30 states that passed 135 new laws restricting access to abortion during the past two years alone — it increasingly seems that privacy has not served the cause. That's…
Women's health expert and Senate candidate Todd Akin has said some pretty impressive dumb shit this election season. But did you know that the Missouri Congressman has been saying stupid crap about women for years now? In 2008, he gave a speech about how dastardly abortion doctors were performing abortions on "women…
A survey of 1,800 practicing ob-gyns found that while 97 percent of them have encountered a woman seeking an abortion, only 14 percent are willing or able to provide them.
Anti-choice activists have succeeded in making working at an abortion clinic a terrifying, sometimes deadly experience. But as Emily Bazelon reports in the forthcoming New York Times magazine, another approach is taking shape — in university hospitals.
• Russia has suspended all adoptions to U.S. parents. This decision comes just a week after Torry Hansen, 33, sent back her 7-year-old adopted son with little explanation. Authorities say the ban will be lifted once they agree on procedures.
• In efforts to better understand the causes of anorexia, scientists are using new imaging technology to study the brains of anorexic patients. They have found patterns of dysfunction in certain neural circuits of the brain, which they believe may be related to the onset of the disease. • A UK radio commercial for…
