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Florida: A Threat to Reproductive Rights

Florida: A Threat to Reproductive Rights A presidential election tends to suck up most of the oxygen from any current-events discussion, and this year is certainly no different. The upcoming contest will have an outsized [...]

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New York Times Editorial: If Roe v. Wade Goes

New York Times Editorial: If Roe v. Wade Goes It is no secret that Mitt Romney and his running-mate, Representative Paul Ryan, are opponents of abortion rights. When Mr. Ryan was asked at last week’s [...]

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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell: A-list actors back ‘Bill of Reproductive Rights’ campaign

The Last Word: A-list actors back 'Bill of Reproductive Rights' campaign Host: Lawrence O'Donnell "Hollywood A-listers are teaming up to send a message to Washington lawmakers on reproductive rights. The Center for Reproductive Rights launched [...]

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Parade: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Meryl Streep & More Team Up for New PSA

Parade: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Meryl Streep & More Team Up for New PSA By Mary Margaret "Celebrities including Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Meryl Streep, Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman, and Lisa Kudrow have teamed up [...]

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Us Weekly: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon and Amy Poehler Fight for Reproductive Rights in PSA

Us Weekly: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon and Amy Poehler Fight for Reproductive Rights in PSA "Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon and Amy Poehler are ready to draw the line. In an effort to bring attention to [...]

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RH Reality Check: It’s Time to Draw the Line on Attacks Against Reproductive Freedom

RH Reality Check: It's Time to Draw the Line! By Nancy Northup As we approach the 40th anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, it has never been clearer what is [...]

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Jezebel: Celebrities Have Had it Up to Here With This Anti-Woman Crap

Jezebel: Celebrities Have Had it Up to Here With This Anti-Woman Crap By Erin Gloria Ryan "Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights has launched a star-heavy initiative called Draw the Line, which controversially asserts that [...]

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Debate 2012: #NoSoftBalls

Debate 2012: #tktk Reproductive rights issues are frequently raised in the debates, but too often, the questions are softballs or the moderators don’t push back enough to get real, meaningful answers from evasive candidates. Supporters [...]

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Uruguay Set to Legalize Abortion

Uruguay Set to Legalize Abortion Uruguay is very close to becoming one of the few countries in Latin America to legalize abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. The country's Chamber of Deputies voted in [...]

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Guardian: Sonia Tábora and the risks of being poor and pregnant in El Salvador

Guardian: The risks of being poor and pregnant in El Salvador By Vickie Knox In the middle of the night of 19 February 2005, 20-year-old Sonia Tábora went into premature labour at seven months, alone, [...]

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International Day of Decriminalization of Abortion: A Look at Nearly Two Decades of Abortion Law Reform

International Day of Decriminalization of Abortion In 2008, Manuela, a 33-year-old mother of two from El Salvador, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison after suffering severe complications giving birth. From the [...]

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Bloomberg: Laws Revive ‘World Before Roe’ as Abortions Require Arduous Trek

Bloomberg: Laws Revive ‘World Before Roe’ as Abortions Require Arduous Trek By Amanda Crawford "Over the past two years, state lawmakers across the U.S. have been passing new abortion restrictions at a record pace. Dozens [...]

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Polish Parliament Deliberates Groundbreaking Sexual and Reproductive Health Bill

Polish Parliament Deliberates Groundbreaking Sexual and Reproductive Health Bill (PRESS RELEASE) Members of Parliament in Poland – a country out of the step with the overwhelming majority of European countries with progressive sexual and reproductive [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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