Initiative 26: life-threatening proposition for Mississippi women
The legality of abortion has remained a hot topic in American politics, the most recent incarnation of which is the "personhood" initiatives.
Pro-choice groups assail White House anti-abortion move
Women's and reproductive rights groups are condemning the Obama administration's decision to exclude abortion coverage from a new high-risk insurance plan.
Thousands flock to Senate to stop Stupak Amendment
WASHINGTON - Women holding placards that read, "No wire hangers ever!" packed a U.S. Senate ballroom Dec. 2 to lobby in opposition to the anti-abortion Stupak-Pitts Amendment to the House-passed health care bill.
Health bill passes House, abortion remains sticking point
The bipartisan passage of the House health reform bill Sat. Nov. 7 was met with mainly positive reviews from the labor and democratic movements.
