THE INFLUENCE GAME: Abortion rights' scramble

Abortion rights groups, outflanked and outnumbered in the health debate, are scrambling to regain lost ground after the House passed a health bill with strict abortion limits.

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Obama restates his commitment to abortion rights

President Barack Obama renewed his commitment to abortions rights on Thursday, saying the nation needs to find common ground in the contentious abortion debate so "our daughters have the same rights and opportunities as our sons."

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Romney Delineates His Abortion Stance

Asked about abortion rights last week, Mitt Romney grew exasperated and said: "I'm pro-life; it would be great if we could just leave it at that."

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In all three cases, after other Homeland Security Department officials raised concerns, copies of the reports were destroyed. The agency also held a workshop on intelligence-gathering "while ensuring the protection of civil rights and civil liberties..." More Articles

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The always provocative writer Barbara Ehrenreich attacks the recent Stupak amendment and the restrictions it places on women's ability to get the health care services (abortion) they seek.

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Scott Roeder, the killer of Dr. George Tiller, to have his attorneys request trial moved out Sedgewick County, Kansas, in light of the media blitz regarding abortion doctor's murder.....

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When the House narrowly passed the health care reform bill on Saturday night, it came with a steep price for women's reproductive rights.

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Why Bart Stupak's last-minute amendment to the health care bill is even more radical than you think.

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Two articles: Why The Stupak Amendment Is A Monumental Setback For Abortion Access If you thought that just because abortion is a constitutional right and part of basic reproductive health care it would be available in the reformed health insurance market known as the Exchange, …

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But whereas most liberal politicians are content to confine their religious references to public statements about things like caring for the poor expressed through government funding for welfare programs or through minimum-wage increases, Obama goes much further.

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A poll by the Pew Research Center found that 47 percent of Americans said abortion should be legal in all or most cases — a 7-point drop from a survey conducted by the organization one year ago.

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It did not take long for anti-abortion leaders to realize that George R. Tiller was more formidable than other doctors they had tried to shut down.

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State Rep. John Adams (R-OH) has re-introduced radical legislation that would prevent a woman from having an abortion until she gets written consent from the biological father.

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Subbing for Andrew Sullivan over at The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf poses an important and rarely raised question about abortion.

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A Puerto Rican civil rights leader said he was preparing to send a trove of documents from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's past to the Senate panel considering her nomination.

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When his show airs tomorrow, Bill O'Reilly will most certainly decry the death of Kansas doctor George Tiller, who was killed Sunday while attending church services with his wife.

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A man suspected of fatally shooting abortion doctor George Tiller in church was in jail Monday while investigators sought to learn more about his background.

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Anonymous police sources told The Wichita Eagle and other media that the 67-year-old doctor was killed Sunday morning at Reformation Lutheran Church.

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Multiple sources have now confirmed for KAKE News that abortion doctor George Tiller was shot and killed this morning at his church. Update: A suspect is now reported to be in custody.

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The Vatican said Monday that President Barack Obama was clearly looking for some common ground with his speech at the University of Notre Dame about abortion.

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People under 30 are more opposed to abortion than those older, perhaps because their first baby pictures were often taken in utero.

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Protesters are angry about the school's decision to give President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights and embryonic stem-cell research, an honorary degree at Sunday's commencement.

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A campaign by Roman Catholics to keep President Barack Obama from delivering the commencement address at Notre Dame shows the deep gulf between the church and backers of abortion rights.

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A campaign by Roman Catholics to keep President Barack Obama from delivering the commencement address at Notre Dame shows the deep gulf between the church and backers of abortion rights.

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Nearly 10 years after a stunning photograph of his tiny hand traveled the world, Samuel Armas has a firm grip on what "The Hand of Hope" means to him.

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A coalition of anti-abortion groups hit hard against Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) Monday, sending a letter to every senator expressing their strong opposition to her nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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The U.S. Catholic Church's crusade against the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) has all the hallmarks of a well-oiled lobbying campaign.

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