For most of the history of the Catholic Church, one did not become a human being or a person until well after conception.

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Two articles: Military Abortion Ban: Female Soldiers Not Protected by Constitution They Defend *

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Kurka's effort is part of a nationwide push to put "personhood" initiatives on state ballots. The movement focuses on writings by Justice Harry Blackmun in the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision that established abortion rights nationally.

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Two articles: Faith Communities Coalesce Against Stupak

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Abortion is almost as old as childbirth. There has always been a need for some women to end their pregnancies. In modern times, the law's attitude toward that need has varied.

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We have never seen, at least in the modern history of the United States, a right-wing street-protest movement. Conservatives who oppose Roe v.

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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 is one of the enduring questions of religion and science, and lately of American politics: When does a fertilized egg become a person?

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Something mighty strange has been going on in the battles over health-care reform.

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Don't Blame Feminists for Your Misunderstanding of Roe vs. Wade: We Never Said Men Shouldn't Have a Say in the Abortion Debate

It's a misunderstanding laypeople make regarding the meaning of Roe and its progeny, and frankly I am getting tired of hearing about it.

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Sonia Sotomayor affirmed during Tuesday's Senate hearing that Roe v. Wade is "settled law" -- but that doesn't settle nervous speculation about the Supreme Court nominee's stance on abortion.

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Ah, Norma McCorvey. She was "Jane Roe" for years -with an entertainment lawyer and speaking engagements - for the pro-choice side. Then the attention moved away from her, more to her attorney, Sarah Weddington. And then Ms.

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In an interview to be published in Sunday's New York Times Magazine, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she thought the landmark Roe v.

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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

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[P]ass a constitutional amendment criminalizing abortion. That's how you override Supreme Court decisions; that's how Dred Scott was effectively overturned. That's how the federal income tax was passed.

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The threats started in 1995. It was the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and the American Coalition of Life Activists decided to create a poster for their annual meeting listing the names and address of a group of doctors who performed abortions.

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Dr. Tiller: Let's Not Make Him a Martyr

Blame for Dr. Tiller's murder is flying around like the sands of a Mojave dust storm most of it is hyper and unreasonable and it is begging for some legitimate balance. Is there any?

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Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly had a history of targeting the slain Kansas gynecologist. Here are some videos.

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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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Speaking at a recent symposium, Judge Frank Easterbrook opened with an ostensibly safe sentence: "Everyone scorns judicial activism, that notoriously slippery term." Yet even this observation cannot go unqualified. Most would agree that judicial activism is indeed slippery.

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At the time of the thirtieth anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision, it seemed that the "pro-lifers" (or, as we like to call them, anti-choicers) were gaining the upper hand when it comes to attention, and it continues to go that way.

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Per a new CNN/Opinion Research poll, 69% of Americans do not want the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade. That result comes as other recent polls have suggested that more Americans are pro-life rather than pro-choice on the contentious issue of abortion.

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What Qualifications Ought President Obama Seek in the Supreme Court Justice to Replace David Souter?

Some persons are already speculating that President Obama will select a woman or a Hispanic or perhaps even a Hispanic woman to replace the retiring United States Supreme Court Justice David Souter. If such a person is the best qualified candidate, I support it.

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The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade -- recognizing a woman's right to choose an abortion with the consultation of her doctor -- has served as a kind of cement, bonding conservatives who are opposed to the decision.

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How criminalizing abortion misses the point

From Jezebel.com: "Dominican lawmakers have approved a proposal by President Leonel Fernández to amend the constitution and make abortion illegal under all circumstances. [RHrealitycheck.org]

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