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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

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…

New York Times: Neb. Lawmakers to Discuss Fetal Pain Abortion Bill

"A group of lawmakers is pushing to make Nebraska the first state to outlaw most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the argument that the fetus might feel pain during the procedure…

Washington Post: Tim Tebow, his mother's choice, and what this young woman wants

Twenty-two years ago, Pam Tebow made a courageous decision to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. Thankfully, she and her son lived to tell the tale — and reportedly will do so again during a Super Bowl commercial…

Center’s Letter to CBS Gets Media Attention

A few weeks ago, CBS announced that it would allow Focus on the Family to air its highly controversial anti-choice ad featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother Pam Tebow on Super Bowl Sunday

Salon: The truth behind Tebow's tale

“For just a moment, forget the debate about whether advocacy ads belong in the year's biggest night in sports. The Center for Reproductive Rights has taken an entirely different tack…

Associated Press: Nebraska lawmaker seeks abortion restrictions

“Nebraska lawmakers could become the first in the country to attempt to use a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision to ban second trimester and late-term abortions based on assertions that some fetuses experience pain during the procedure…

Politico: Activists see threat to Roe precedent

"The Supreme Court's ruling Thursday overturning a ban on corporate political spending that had been in place for more than a century has left abortion-rights supporters jittery that the justices could be similarly prepared to upend the landmark Roe v.