Topic: Abortion
(Since these results are pulled from all sites, you may see some duplicate stories).
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Telling the Stories Behind the Abortions
posted on 11/06/07 by
Dr. Susan Wicklund wants to encourage more open discussion of abortion and its prevalence. -
Women die after Nicaragua's ban on abortions
posted on 11/06/07 by
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U.K. Parliamentary Committee Releases Recommendations On Gestational Limit On Abortion, Other Related Regulations
posted on 11/02/07 byThe British Parliament's Select Committee on Science and Technology in a report released on Wednesday said there is "no scientific basis" for lowering the 24-week gestational limit on legal abortion in the country, [click link for full article]
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Massachusetts Bill That Would Expand Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Provides 'Reasonable Balance,' Editorial Says
posted on 10/31/07 byA Massachusetts bill that would expand abortion clinic buffer zones from 18 feet to 35 feet provides a "reasonable balance that reasonable people will support," a Boston Globe editorial says (Boston Globe, 10/30). The state Senate passed the bill last week by voice vote. [click link for full article]
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Missouri Gov. Blunt Launches Task Force To Investigate Health Effects Of Abortion
posted on 10/31/07 byMissouri Gov. Matt Blunt (R), an abortion-rights opponent, last week convened a task force to examine the potential physical, emotional, social and economic effects of abortion on women, the AP/Joplin Globe reports. [click link for full article]
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National Right To Life Committee Defends Brownback's Talks With Giuliani On Abortion Views
posted on 10/31/07 byThe National Right to Life Committee recently defended Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) after he was criticized for meeting with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, to discuss Giuliani's views on abortion, [click link for full article]
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Political Candidates' Views On Abortion 'Not Especially Important,' Opinion Piece Says
posted on 10/30/07 byAlthough some voters might "care deeply" about how a candidate views abortion "because that stance is accurately considered an important signifier of the candidate's sensibilities and sympathies, and of his or her notion of sound constitutional reasoning," those views are "not especially important" when it comes to abortion policy [click link for full article]
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Giuliani's 'Implied' Link Between Increase In Adoptions, Decrease In Abortions 'Unsupportable,' Opinion Piece Says
posted on 10/30/07 byThe link "implied" by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, between an increase in the number of adoptions and a decrease in abortions in the city is "unsupportable," Cory Richards, senior vice president and vice president for public policy at the [click link for full article]
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Legalizing Abortion In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Could Help Reduce Violence, Governor Says
posted on 10/29/07 bySergio Cabral -- the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- on Wednesday said that legalizing abortion could help reduce violence in the city, AFP/Independent Online reports (AFP/Independent Online, 10/25). Abortion is banned in Brazil except in cases of rape or to save the life of the pregnant woman (EFE News Service, 10/24). [click link for full article]
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British Parliamentary Committee Concludes Inquiry Into Country's Abortion Law; Will Consider Proposals To Relax Restrictions
posted on 10/29/07 byThe British Parliament's Select Committee on Science and Technology on Wednesday concluded an inquiry into the country's abortion law and will consider recommending changes that could relax current restrictions in a report planned to be released next month, London's [click link for full article]
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Brownback Says He Is 'More Comfortable' With Giuliani's Stance On Abortion
posted on 10/29/07 bySam Brownback (R-Kan.) on Thursday said he is "much more comfortable" with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's (R) position on abortion after meeting with him in Washington, D.C., the AP/CBS News reports. [click link for full article]
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Virginia City Council Passes Resolution Creating Committee To Study If Stricter Guidelines Needed To Regulate Abortion Clinics
posted on 10/26/07 byThe Manassas, Va., City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution that would create a committee to study what regulations and guidelines abortion clinics in the city operate under and to determine if stricter guidelines are needed, the Washington Post reports. According to the Post, [click link for full article]
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Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill That Would Expand Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones
posted on 10/26/07 byThe Massachusetts Senate on Tuesday by voice vote passed a bill that would expand abortion clinic buffer zones from 18 feet to 35 feet, the Boston Globe reports (Simpson, Boston Globe, 10/24). [click link for full article]
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Leader Of Anglican Communion Criticizes 'Normalization' Of Abortion, Calls For Review Of British Law
posted on 10/25/07 byRowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, criticized what he said is an increasing "normalization" of abortion and called for a review of the United Kingdom's 1967 Abortion Act, BBC News reports (BBC News, 10/21). [click link for full article]
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Two Newspapers Publish Opinion Pieces On Giuliani's Abortion Rights Position, Religious Conservative Reaction
posted on 10/25/07 byTwo newspapers on Wednesday published an editorial and an opinion piece about former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's (R) support for abortion rights and religious conservative leaders' reaction to his candidacy. Giuliani, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, on Saturday at the "Values Voter" summit hosted by the [click link for full article]
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Republican Presidential Candidates Discuss Abortion, Other Issues At Family Research Council Summit
posted on 10/23/07 by MedicineNetSeveral Republican presidential candidates on Friday and Saturday discussed abortion and other issues at the "Values Voter" summit hosted by the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., the Washington Post reports. Former New York City Mayor [click link for full article]
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Abortion Information And Facts
posted on 10/21/07 by TopixAn abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death. via American Chronicle
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Treatment of incomplete abortion and miscarriage with misoprostol.
posted on 10/23/07 by
Treatment of incomplete abortion and miscarriage with misoprostol. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Oct 23; Authors: Blum J, Winikoff B, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Ho PC, Schiavon R, Weeks A A literature review was conducted to determine whether misoprostol is an effective treatment for incomplete abortion and, if so, to recomm -
Supreme Court Justice Scalia Says Catholic Faith Has 'Little Effect' On His Work, Including Abortion-Related Rulings
posted on 10/19/07 by MedicineNetSupreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Tuesday during a speech at Villanova University's School of Law said that his Catholic faith has "little effect" on his "work as a judge," the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. [click link for full article]
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fpa Responds To Marie Stopes International General Practice Survey, UK
posted on 10/17/07 by Medical News TodaySpeaking in response to the Marie Stopes International survey released recently, Anne Weyman Chief Executive, fpa said: "fpa welcomes that this survey shows the vast majority of doctors in general practice are pro-choice and that it provides even more evidence that the legal requirement stating that women must seek the permission of two doctors to have an abortion should be dropped. [click link for full article]
