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Anti-abortion-rights coalition calls for FDA warning labels on abortions

By | 06.27.11 | 1:41 pm

Recently, several anti-abortion rights groups have rallied against recent ordinances in Baltimore and New York that require so-called “crisis pregnancy centers” to post labels on their doors stating they do not offer or refer for abortion services. Americans United for Life has argued on behalf of the Baltimore CPCs that More…

Another Look at the Dems’ Tobacco Bill

By | 06.11.09 | 6:27 pm

The Democrats’ bill placing the tobacco industry under the oversight of the Food and Drug Administration is on its way to the White House, having passed the Senate today, and party leaders are patting themselves on the back for their accomplishment. (Some lawmakers, after all, have been pushing this More…

Coburn: Ban Tobacco

By | 06.05.09 | 12:06 pm

While most GOP lawmakers are opposing legislation to tighten government regulations over the tobacco industry, one outspoken Republican is making statements not often heard from even the most liberal members of Congress. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) is pushing an outright tobacco ban. From The Hill:

“What we should be

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