...deaths from abortion count for 13% of maternal deaths worldwide. Nearly all occur in the developing world, where the rate of death from abortion is hundreds of times higher than that of the UK.

4

3

Via Matthew Yglesias comes a data point from the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll that stands out: The American public is strongly opposed to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade: [...] Uphold: 60 percent Overturn: 34 percent

3

14

To clarify, we campaign for the choice of assisted dying for the terminally ill within strict safeguards. Not euthanasia. Not suicide.

6

12

The man charged in the slaying of late-term abortion provider George Tiller says he's "being treated as a criminal" even though he hasn't been convicted of anything.

13

13

President Obama, in perhaps the most controversial appearance of his presidency, told graduates and faculty at the University of Notre Dame yesterday that both sides in the debate over abortion must engage without "demonizing" each other, and can work together to address one of t …

3

0

The abortion debate is about to enter a "new era" of advocacy for the rights of the unborn, says a Conservative MP who recently took over the chairmanship of a secretive, parliamentary anti-abortion caucus. The all-party caucus will publicize what it views as inadequate abot …

3

9

In addition to electing Barack Obama president and carrying a wave of Dems to victory in Congress, voters in several states approved ballot initiatives decriminalizing marijuana, lifting limits on embryonic stem cell research, allowing doctor-assisted suicide—and nixed others t …

8

3

Barack Obama has held himself out as a bridge builder across even divisive issues. No topic fits that description more than abortion.

5

1

NEW YORK - Going after the women's vote, Democrat Barack Obama chastised Republican John McCain on Thursday over his opposition to an equal-pay Senate bill, his support for conservative-leaning Supreme Court justices and his abortion-rights objections.

4

14

NEW YORK - In American pop culture, the face of abortion is often a frightened teenager, nervously choosing to terminate an unexpected pregnancy. The numbers tell a far more complex story in which financial stress can play a pivotal role. Half of the roughly 1.2 million U.S.

10

23

"In the quasi-puritan atmosphere fostered by supporters of the Republican Party in the run-up to the US Presidency, right to life activists hand in hand with fundamentalist conservatives are quietly using their influence over the GOP and the candidates to scale back access to con …

3

1

think about it. yeah, right: "Cannabis joint 'as harmful as smoking five cigarettes'" I READ Zammit's study: it is being POLITICIZED to say what it actually *does not*. Spread Love... ... but wear the Glove! BlueBerry Pick'n can be found @ ThisCanadian

1

0

Rather than expressing solidarity with others experiencing unwanted pregnancies, many abortion patients take pains to distinguish themselves as different from other women getting abortions

10

4

An article in the New England Journal of Medicine on the struggle for choice in Nebraska and other midwestern states. An excellent overview of what it is like to be an embattled abortion doctor.

3

1

From Slate Article: For the first time in nearly 14 years, legal abortion in the United States is in serious jeopardy.

5

5