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Morning Must Reads: Behind the Times
Elizabeth Warren’s minority status to-do gets a longer paper trail. Obama’s evolution marks shifting Democratic coalition. Joe Biden says sorry for gay marriage...
Drug Addiction, ‘Personhood’ and the War on Women
It could be the latest front in the so-called war on women. On Tuesday, the Tennessee state senate passed legislation that extends murder and assault laws to...
Requring Ultrasounds Before Abortion: One Mother’s Personal Tragedy
Carolyn Jones was pregnant with her second child, a much-wanted brother for her 2-year-old daughter, when what should have been an ordinary ultrasound turned...
Doonesbury Calls Texas Abortion Law 'Rape' in New Comic Strip
Creator Garry Trudeau calls a Texas statute “rape,” leaving many newspapers up in arms over whether they should publish the strip.
Study Linking Abortion to Mental Health Problems Is Flawed
A psychiatry journal has distanced itself from a controversial and widely cited study it published in 2009 linking abortions with mental health problems in...
Shouldn’t Pro-Lifers Be Anti-Death?
Evangelicals have opened up a fascinating new controversy around the complicated issue of fetal rights: If a known neurotoxin — being spewed into the air by...
Global Briefing, Jan. 19, 2012: Asia, Abortion and Afghanistan
Imagining Asia — Foreign Policy uses the case of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrihim to challenge the enduring myth that so-called “Asian values” are a...
Why Abortion Is Less Risky than Childbirth
Abortion has a scary reputation, regardless of whether you’re for or against it. But the perception that it’s a high-risk procedure isn’t rooted in truth,...
While Siri Won’t Tell You Where to Get an Abortion, Apple Says ‘These Are Not Intentional Omissions’
Despite her many talents, Siri won’t help you if you want to get an abortion. This week women around the country have been reporting that Apple’s new iPhone 4S...
Siri Is Pro-Life, Apple Blames a Glitch
If you ask Siri where to hide a body, the iPhone's virtual assistant will happily oblige. But if you ask Siri where to get an abortion? No can do.
Articles from Around the Web
Abortion, gay marriage return to campaign spotlight Abortion and gay marriage. For...
Abortion and gay marriage. For years, they've been lumped together as the paramount wedge issues of U.S. politics. ...
NARAL president to step down
NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan said she is leaving because the organization needs younger leaders. ...
The Caucus: Head of Abortion Rights Group Will Step Down
Naral Pro-Choice America announced Thursday that its president, Nancy Keenan, will step aside at the end of the year. ...
Obama tells Seattle crowd:' We are moving forward' on equality
In a speech that acknowledged the economy is still struggling, Obama drew the biggest applause for his passing references to support for gay rights and abortion rights. ...
