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Newsweek: NYT Urges Abortion-Rights Supporters to ‘Make Their Voices Heard.’ The Real Question: What Should They Be Saying?

“'Americans who support women's reproductive rights need to make their voices heard,' The New York Times editorial opined yesterday…

New York Times: Laws, Lies and the Abortion Debate

"It has been three years since the Supreme Court’s conservative majority abruptly departed from precedent to uphold a federal ban on a particular method of abortion

Representative Stupak Points Fingers, but Blame for Injecting Abortion Rests Squarely on his Shoulders

(PRESS RELEASE) Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI) is reportedly resuming talks with House leaders in his effort to include restrictive abortion provisions in the healthcare reform bill. The news comes after Rep…

Tulsa World: State high court affirms ruling on abortion bill

"The Oklahoma Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's decision that a controversial abortion bill violated the one-subject rule of the state constitution…

The Guardian: Abortion laws kill Kenyan schoolgirls

"A truly shocking report crosses my desk. It tells of the death toll and injuries in Kenya from unsafe abortion. It talks of schoolgirls of 13 and 14 who sell themselves for sex to support their families or are raped, who become pregnant and then die…

In Depth

Every year, at least 2,600 women die from unsafe abortion in Kenya; 21,000 more women are hospitalized annually with complications from incomplete and unsafe abortion, whether spontaneous or induced. As grim as these numbers are, they do not capture the number of women killed or disabled by unsafe abortions who never visit a health facility or whose cause of death is not recorded…

This month, the Center was honored with a Vision Award from the Abortion Care Network (ACN) during its annual conference. Janet Crepps, U.S. Legal Department Deputy Director, received a special mention from ACN and accepted the award on behalf of the Center…