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‘Fox & Friends’ misleads on ongoing lawsuit between anti-abortion-rights group and former Dem congressman

By | 10.27.11 | 1:06 pm

Fox News’ morning show “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday oversimplified and misrepresented an ongoing news story about a former Democratic congressman, an anti-abortion-rights group and the new health-care reform law.

For now, North Carolina women not required to hear fetal heartbeat 4 hours before an abortion

By | 10.26.11 | 11:40 am

North Carolina’s new anti-abortion law, the “Women’s Right to Know Act,” goes into effect today minus a controversial provision that requires women to undergo an ultrasound four hours before a scheduled abortion.

NARAL report calls North Carolina CPC network to receive state funds a ‘threat to public health’

By | 10.24.11 | 5:13 pm

This week, North Carolina will make it easier for residents to divert money to nonprofit pregnancy centers that counsel women against abortion through license plate purchases, but first the state’s largest abortion-rights organization wants North Carolinians to know more about the entities slated to receive taxpayer funds.

GOP candidates fight for social conservative support in Iowa

By | 10.24.11 | 10:44 am | More from The Iowa Independent

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum went on the attack at an Iowa social conservative event Saturday evening, each trying to convince the crowd they have the strongest stance against abortion and same-sex marriage.

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New ‘personhood’ billboard in Wisconsin promotes upcoming bill to criminalize abortion

By | 10.21.11 | 4:18 pm

The “personhood movement” has recently grown legs in Wisconsin, where state Rep. Andre Jacque (2nd Assembly District) has promised to introduce a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would change the definition of a person to include “preborn” babies. The intended effect of “personhood” amendments is to More…

DeMint injects anti-abortion measure into ag/commerce funding bill

By | 10.20.11 | 10:55 am

Image by Matt MahurinCongress targets abortion for the second week in a row on Thursday, when the Senate is expected to debate an amendment recently filed by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) to an appropriations bill related to agriculture, commerce, science, transportation and housing and urban development. DeMint’s amendment, if successful, would bar More…

SBA List to use House approval of anti-abortion bill as evidence in defamation suit

By | 10.18.11 | 10:21 am

Despite general belief that the “Protect Life Act” —  which would bar tax-subsidized health-care plans from covering abortion services under the Affordable Care Act — has little chance of becoming federal law, the bill’s passage in the House last week may be used as fodder to help the anti-abortion-rights More…

Live Action plans exposé on Planned Parenthood sex-ed programs

By | 10.14.11 | 5:09 pm

Image by: Matt MahurinThe group that brought America “Undercover at Planned Parenthood,” a shaky, 11-minute video shot clandestinely by undercover anti-abortion-rights activists, is working on a new project aimed to convince more people that Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) does not deserve any federal funding for the non-abortion services it provides More…

VIDEO: Ron Paul launches ad campaign in Iowa touting his opposition to abortion rights

By | 10.14.11 | 1:43 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is bringing his “abortion and liberty cannot coexist” message once again to Iowa voters. This time he’s doing so in a new television ad offering.

U.S. House passes latest controversial anti-abortion-rights measure

By | 10.13.11 | 7:53 pm

Image by Matt MahurinThe U.S. House of Representatives approved an anti-abortion-rights bill Thursday night that prohibits state health exchanges created by President Obama’s health-care reform bill from covering abortion services, with limited exceptions.