Abortion

Wis. Senate Tries to Make Abortions More Difficult »

By Rebecca Kemble, December 14, 2011

The bill increases already lengthy pre-abortion counseling requirements and increases legal liability for physicians who provide abortions.read more

Mississippi's Repressive Initiative 26

November 7, 2011

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Canceling Abortion Coverage »

By Ruth Conniff, July 2011 issue

Ruth Conniff talks to two women who needed abortions.read more

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Blames Legislators for Emboldening Potential Assassin »

By Matthew Rothschild, May 27, 2011

“Of course it’s disturbing. It’s greatly disturbing,” she said of the alleged murder plot.read more

Live Action's Sleazy Planned Parenthood Sting and Pro-Life Triumphalism »

By Ruth Conniff, February 8, 2011

"It's a very exciting time," says the head of an anti-abortion group in Wisconsin.read more

For Shame! No Second-Trimester Abortions in Madison, Wisconsin »

By Judy Shackelford, December 17, 2010

It is disgraceful that our local hospitals have shirked their duty to provide women like me with an appropriate medical setting to receive abortion care that would safeguard their life, their health and their ability to care for their family.read more

Be Aware, Not Misled »

By Sarah D. Noble, December 15, 2010

Milwaukee is the latest target of a billboard campaign paid for by groups who claim to be pro-baby, but are truly against the rights of black women and families.read more

The Tortured Logic of Health Care's Abortion Foes »

By Ruth Conniff, December 10, 2009

The importance of this debate may be that it galvanizes more women to stand up to elected officials like Stupak who want to interfere with their health care and dictate what services they can and cannot get because of the moral sensitivities of certain vocal constituents.read more

Abortion rights supporters should not reinforce prejudices about disability »

By Anne Finger, June 11, 2009

We cannot allow ourselves to become a force for oppression of one group in the name of liberating another.read more

Revulsion and Anger at the Murder of George Tiller »

By Matthew Rothschild, June 2, 2009

I’m horrified by the murderous hatred ginned up by the rightwing, and I’m tired, tired of waking up hearing about another abortion provider slain.read more

Revulsion and Anger at the Murder of Dr. George Tiller

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What Shall I Wear? »

By Dr. Elizabeth Karlin, Reprinted from the October 1994 issue

I rarely wear a bullet-proof vest. What's the use? They'll just shoot me in the head. I have learned to do a safe abortion. What I haven't learned yet is what the hell to wear to work.read more

The Abortion Terms Have Changed »

Ruth Conniff, May 20, 2009

Young people are not suddenly turning prolife. They just view the abortion issue differently.read more

Jennifer Baumgardner

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The South Dakota Turning Point »

The South Dakota Turning Point
By Ruth Conniff, April 3, 2006

The extremism of the South Dakota law throws into relief the difference between policies that strike people as sensible advice and the true purpose of laws.read more

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