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Boise crisis pregnancy center and Planned Parenthood clinic now neighbors

By | 11.08.11 | 2:00 pm

UPDATED Nov. 11, with additions to the list of services offered* by Stanton Healthcare

A Planned Parenthood clinic in Boise, Idaho, has a new neighbor, Stanton Healthcare, which identifies itself as a “life-affirming medical clinic … specializing in unexpected pregnancy care” but offers similar services to anti-abortion centers More…

Santorum lays out his social policy vision in Iowa

By | 11.04.11 | 5:39 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

URBANDALE — Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) says if elected president he will work to limit abortion and birth-control; ban stem-cell research and same-sex marriage; and abolish some areas of the judiciary.

Video by anti abortion group critical of Guttmacher Institute

By | 11.02.11 | 12:59 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Radiance Foundation, an anti-abortion group that has focused its attention on the African-American community, has released a new video titled “WE’VE BEEN GUTTMACHER’D.” The group claims the video “exposes the pro-abortion distortions of the Guttmacher Institute.”

As the Independent’s Virginia Chamlee More…

WaPo: Cain offered faulty history of birth control in U.S., Planned Parenthood founder

By | 11.01.11 | 12:26 pm

The Washington Post’s resident ‘Fact Checker’ Glenn Kessler has accused Herman Cain of “spouting historical fiction” about the origins of birth control in the United States.

Anti-abortion group looking into Planned Parenthood relationship with HHS Sec. Sebelius

By | 10.28.11 | 11:54 am | More from The Florida Independent

Operation Rescue has joined other anti-abortion groups in Kansas in a campaign accusing U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of being involved in the 2004 destruction of records related to allegations made against Planned

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Fight over ‘fetal personhood’ reveals fractures in movement to outlaw abortion

By | 10.26.11 | 3:47 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Though support for “fetal personhood” measures seems to be growing across the country, an examination of the movement’s detractors reveals an interesting personhood foe — pro-lifers who say the effort to ban abortion could backfire.

Planned Parenthood celebrates 95 years

By | 10.18.11 | 11:35 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Planned Parenthood celebrates the 95th anniversary of its founding this week amid a barrage of political attacks, ranging from a full-on congressional investigation to a proposed federal budget that would defund the chain of women’s clinics.


Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood, More…

Hearing on North Carolina ultrasound law to be held today

By | 10.17.11 | 3:21 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A judge in Greensboro will today hear a lawsuit filed against North Carolina’s ultrasound law.

As Congress attacks it, Planned Parenthood turns 95

By | 10.17.11 | 1:47 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Planned Parenthood celebrates the 95th anniversary of its founding this week amid a barrage of political attacks, ranging from a full-on congressional investigation to a proposed federal budget that would defund the chain of women’s clinics.

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…