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Victory in Indiana
An Indiana bill that would have defined life at conception failed in the legislature yesterday. The bill also would have required providers to give women biased counseling before they could have an abortion. Mississippi is following South Dakota’s lead. The state legislature is poised to pass an abortion ban. Retired Supreme Court Justice gave a…
Read MoreLife before Roe
In the West Virginia Charleston Gazette, a minister recalls life before Roe v. Wade.
Read MorePossible Consequences of the South Dakota Abortion Ban
NAF was part of a story in the Toronto Star about the South Dakota abortion ban. The New York Times has an editorial commenting on the unconstitutionality of the South Dakota abortion ban. Eyal Press has an op-ed in the New York Times that talks about low-income women’s lack of access to abortion services. Press’…
Read MoreEyal Press’ Memoir
Eyal Press, whose father is an abortion provider in Buffalo New York, has written a memoir about his hometown. Press’ father worked with Dr. Bernard Slepian, an abortion provider who was murdered by an anti-abortion extremist in 1998. Read the Salon.com and NPR reviews of Press’ book.
Read MoreSouth Dakota: Still Front Page News
Today NAF was part of an Associated Press story on the South Dakota abortion ban. The Argus Leader reports that South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds is trying to distance himself from the abortion ban, which he signed into law yesterday. According to this second Associated Press story, Governor Rounds also says that if the abortion…
Read MoreNews Roundup on the South Dakota Abortion Ban
Yesterday, the South Dakota governor signed into law a blatantly unconstitutional bill that would ban almost all abortions in the state. We expect this law to be challenged and then immediately enjoined. We issued a press release yesterday condemning the ban. Read the Associated Press article. Read the CNN article. USA Today is reporting that…
Read MoreThe future of Roe v. Wade according to William Saletan
William Saletan has a column in Sunday’s Washington Post that discusses the future of the pro-choice movement and Roe v. Wade.
Read MoreAbortion Bans, Anti-Choice Urban Planning, and Judicial Thank-You Notes
Mississippi: Following in South Dakota’s Footsteps Now that the South Dakota legislature has passed a widespread abortion ban, other states want to get in on the action. Not to be outdone, Mississippi is also about to pass a sweeping abortion ban that would outlaw most abortions in the state. The Newest Assault on Choice: Urban…
Read MoreSouth Dakota Boycott
Alternet, an online news site, has posted about a drive to boycott South Dakota in protest of its restrictive abortion ban. The Women’s Medical Fund in Madison, Wisconsin started the boycott, which they call the “Bypass South Dakota” movement. Marcy Bloom, the director of Aradia Women’s Health in Seattle, wrote a moving and thoughtful post…
Read MoreNOW v. Scheidler is no Anti-Choice Victory
Yesterday the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Now v. Scheidler, a case that sought to use federal racketeering laws to protect clinics from violent, harassing anti-choice protestors. While the Court ruled against using the Hobbs Act to protect clinics, abortion providers remain protected under the Freedom of Access to Clinics Entrances (FACE) Act, which…
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