The Washington Independent

Reproductive Rights

NARAL report claims some Massachusetts CPCs mislead

By | 11.14.11 | 2:16 pm

In an ongoing project to shine more light on pregnancy centers that counsel women out of having abortions -– commonly known as “crisis pregnancy centers,” or CPCs –- NARAL Pro-Choice America’s Massachusetts affiliate has uncovered evidence that CPCs throughout the Bay State have, in some cases, provided women with More…

Romney’s new social-conservative team in Florida includes many anti-gay activists

By | 11.14.11 | 12:09 pm | More from The Florida Independent

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced the members of his Social Conservatives Statewide Steering Committee today; the list includes prominent anti-gay rights and anti-abortion rights activists in Florida’s Christian right circles.

New Ohio law restricts access to judicial bypass of abortion notification

By | 11.11.11 | 3:27 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Ohio, much like Florida, now has a law on the books making it more difficult for young women to access a bypass of the state’s parental notification for abortion law.

Accessible judicial bypass provisions provide young women with an effective way to bypass the law if they fear they will More…

Film linking abortion and Holocaust ‘cynical’ and ‘perverse’, says ADL

By | 11.11.11 | 3:25 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A group that fights anti-Semitism has denounced a film popular among anti-abortion activists linking abortion to the Holocaust. The Anti-Defamation League calls the film “cynical” and “perverse.”

Personhood USA unveils new video comparing itself to civil rights movement

By | 11.11.11 | 11:34 am | More from The Florida Independent

Personhood USA, the group behind ballot initiatives that aim to define life as beginning at the moment of conception, has unveiled a new video, comparing its efforts to ban abortion to the civil rights movement.

CDC director connects teen pregnancy to inequality

By | 11.11.11 | 10:59 am | More from The Florida Independent

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden said Wednesday that reducing teen pregnancy should be a major public health priority in the U.S., according to the National Journal. Friedan said teen pregnancy affects health care costs and limits opportunities for young girls.

Crisis pregnancy centers join anti-abortion groups in support of N.C. ultrasound law

By | 11.11.11 | 10:40 am | More from The Florida Independent

Crisis pregnancy centers have joined anti-abortion groups that filed a motion to intervene in a court ruling blocking the implementation of a North Carolina law that would have forced doctors to show women an ultrasound and describe it to them before providing an abortion.

Hospitals seeking a reduction in medically unnecessary C-sections

By | 11.10.11 | 1:59 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Detroit Free Press reports that hospitals in Michigan are taking on a project that helps reduce the number of medically unnecessary C-sections in the state.

‘Choose Life’ license plates coming to New York

By | 11.10.11 | 11:54 am

After seven years fighting off custom-made license plates with an anti-abortion-rights message, the state of New York was ordered by a federal judge to allow a nonprofit to order “Choose Life” plates, reports the Associated Press.

Planned Parenthood starts new campaign to stave off anti-abortion-rights measures in 2012

By | 11.09.11 | 5:56 pm

Leading up to the 2012 election, women are watching — more specifically, Planned Parenthood is watching.