Posts by Vicki Saporta
Anti-abortion Amendment Fails to Make it onto the Ballot in Michigan
Due to a lack of petition signatures, a proposed constitutional amendment will not make Michigan’s November ballot. The amendment would have altered Michigan’s constitution to legally define a person as existing from the moment of conception. >View Associated Press article
Read MoreChallenges to Roe
Challenges to Roe In the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Drs. Alexi Wright and Ingrid Katz report on the lack of abortion access and the Federal Abortion Ban in the U.S. The article notes: As new legislation is passed, the courts will hear more cases that challenge Roe, and physicians may…
Read MoreAnother Battle Over Abortion in South Dakota
Women’s eNews reports that Cecelia Fire Thunder, the first woman president of the Oglala Sioux Nation, is under attack for advocating for a women’s health clinic that would provide abortion care be built on the Pine Ridge Reservation, located in southwest South Dakota. Fire Thunder has since come under attack from abortion opponents, and the…
Read MoreSupreme Court Declines Review of Anti-Choice License Plates
The Washington Post reports that the Supreme Court denied pro-choice groups’ request that states be blocked from offering specialty license plates that say “choose life.” The cases focused on Louisiana and Tennessee, where drivers can pay extra for anti-choice vanity plates, but are not offered alternative plates that support reproductive freedom. Federal judges in Louisiana…
Read MoreAbortion Policy Report
Stateline.org released an abortion policy report that outlines the history of abortion in the United States. The report, entitled States Probe Limits of Abortion Policy, traces and breaks down states’ past, present and future anti-choice policies. The report explores the various abortion legislation that could potentially threaten the future of choice.
Read MoreCitizens of South Dakota Will Have a Choice in November
South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson certified this week that the required signatures had been gathered and the restrictive anti-abortion repeal initiative would appear on the ballot in November. Citizens of South Dakota will have a chance to repeal the state’s extreme ban on abortion. The South Dakota ban outlaws abortion, making it a…
Read MoreThe New York Sun has a story on NAF’s new report on the deceptive tactics of Crisis Pregnancy Centers. A taskforce of U.S. Catholic Bishops have concluded that the decision to allow pro-choice politicians to receive communion will rest in the hands of local bishops. The Internal Revenue Service is warning churches in South Dakota…
Read MoreNAF Releases Report on Crisis Pregnancy Centers
NAF released a comprehensive report today detailing the many ways Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) have deceived and intimidated women. The report, entitled Crisis Pregnancy Centers: An Affront to Choice, highlights numerous instances where CPCs have harassed and given false information to women who have come through their doors, leaving them feeling betrayed and misled. The…
Read MoreA Visit to New Brunswick
Last week I visited New Brunswick and called on the health minister to ensure that women in the province had adequate access to abortion care. On Friday authorities apprehended an anti-abortion extremist who was planning to bomb an abortion clinic in Greenbelt, Maryland. The suspect appeared in court wearing an anti-abortion t-shirt. Kathryn Harris reviews…
Read MoreLousiana Legislature Sends Abortion Ban to Governor
The Louisiana legislature has sent a sweeping abortion ban to the governor for approval. Governor Katherine Blanco is expected to sign the ban into law. Mifepristone is expected to be available in Australia next month. The New York Times has an article analyzing the role of abortion in state elections.
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