Roe v. Wade v. History
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Factual errors mar memoir of woman who helped women get abortionsBook Review - Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Boardroom
As head of the city’s maternity services bureau, Dr. Pakter supported a law that legalized abortion in New York before Roe v. Wade, and one of her studies led to a breakthrough in care for premature babies.
It’s possible, but unlikely, that small differences in culture alone can explain the greater economic success of the U.S. relative to Europe and Japan after the introduction of the Internet.
Having grown up Baptist in Alabama, I’ve always been cynical about conservative Christians’ fervent opposition to Roe v. Wade. I don’t doubt that religious devotion can lead to skepticism — even fierce criticism — of abortion rights.
Pro-life activists say they aren't abandoning efforts at the national level, but admit they're now focused on state legislative efforts. In more than two dozen states, several different kinds of measures are now pending.
George Will’s poignant reflections on the 40th birthday of his autistic son, Jon, were marred by the undercurrent of hostility toward women who have abortions. Will writes that Roe v. Wade “inaugurated this era of the casual destruction of pre-born babies.”
COMMENTARY | Until or unless Roe v. Wade is overturned, abortion remains a legal medical procedure in this country. According to Reuters, that fact didn't stop Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday from signing a bill that prohibits abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving money from the state.
Having grown up Baptist in Alabama, I've always been cynical about conservative Christians' fervent opposition to Roe v. Wade. I don't doubt that religious devotion can lead to skepticism -- even fierce criticism -- of abortion rights. But those same religious principles should lead to efforts to boost the prospects for children, especially poor children, once they are born.Apparently, the ...
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice is redefining its mission and methods. While vowing to never lose sight of abortion rights, the group is shaping a more holistic health-justice agenda and turning to movement-building at the grassroots.
Good for Hob Bryan. Rather than let a politically popular bill onto the Senate floor sure to be ruled unconstitutional, the Amory senator refused to let the bill out of the committee he chairs. The bill, making it a criminal homicide for anyone performing an abortion once a heartbeat is found, would have run afoul of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that established a nationwide right ...
To the Editor: The two letters in Our Reader’ Views (Sierra Vista Herald, April 23) are for abortion. One tries to take a middle ground, but there is no middle ground in the taking of innocent life. The other objects to legislation taking away the right of a woman to kill her unborn baby. Our government needs to protect human life, especially the most vulnerable. Since Roe v. Wade, millions and ...