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Abortion Rate Hasn't Been This Low Since 1973

Researchers say recession had a role

(Newser) - The American abortion rate has dropped to its lowest level since 1973's landmark Roe v. Wade decision—and the fall appears to have a lot more to do with contraception and the economy than with state laws restricting abortion, a new study finds. Researchers say there were fewer than...

At Center Stage in Midterms: Abortion

Both parties look to capitalize on issue

(Newser) - With the midterm elections ahead, both parties are looking to use abortion rights as a rallying issue. Republicans are hoping related state ballot initiatives will bring voters to the polls. Meanwhile, they're looking to avoid another Todd Akin "legitimate rape" embarrassment, instead emphasizing a fiscally conservative take on...

Today's Supreme Court Case May Reverberate 'Centuries'

Justices consider Obama's recess appointments; weighty decisions loom this term

(Newser) - The Supreme Court isn't taking on a lot of cases over the next 100 days—in fact, this March, it will review just half its usual caseload, the Washington Post reports. But the cases it is examining are big ones. Today, for instance, the court is considering just when...

Ruling Will Close 38% of Texas Abortion Clinics

Appeals court reinstates central part of abortion law

(Newser) - Just this week , a federal judge called a central part of a new Texas abortion law unconstitutional; now, a US appeals court in New Orleans has reversed that ruling, the New York Times reports. In a temporary decision, judges yesterday said a rule requiring doctors performing abortions to have local...

Judge Strikes Down Texas Abortion Law

High-profile new law deemed 'unconstitutional'

(Newser) - In one swift ruling, a federal judge struck down parts of a Texas abortion law that had sparked weeks of protests and a high-profile filibuster , the Houston Chronicle reports. US District Judge Lee Yeakel issued a 26-page order saying that a key provision—requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges...

High Court's Jammed Term: Campaign Finance, Abortion

ObamaCare, affirmative action once again on docket

(Newser) - The Supreme Court begins its new term today, and once again, there are plenty of headline-grabbing cases on the docket, the New York Times notes. In fact, says an expert, "this term is deeper in important cases than either of the prior two terms." A number of court...

North Carolina Passes Voter ID, Abortion Bills

Both are already mired in controversy

(Newser) - Say this for North Carolina's legislature: It's not afraid of controversy. Fresh from approving a bill allowing guns on playgrounds and in bars , lawmakers last night finished off their legislative session by passing both a sweeping abortion bill and a contentious voter ID bill. Here's the skinny...

Poll: Americans Back 20-Week Abortion Limit

Sorry, Wendy Davis

(Newser) - Wendy Davis fans might want to look away: It turns out that more Americans support the 20-week abortion ban she filibustered than oppose it. In a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll , 44% said they supported the limit, while 37% opposed. Even among people who described themselves as pro-choice, nearly one...

Ireland OKs Emergency Abortions

But law doesn't include legalized abortion after rape

(Newser) - Following the headline-grabbing death of a woman denied an abortion in Ireland, the country has passed a planned measure to allow emergency abortions, the Guardian reports. Women will be allowed to undergo the procedure in cases where the mother's life is at risk, including through potential suicide. Abortions due...

Judge Suspends Wisconsin's New Abortion Law

It set hospital-admitting rules for doctors performing procedure

(Newser) - On Friday, Gov. Scott Walker signed into law a bill requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at hospitals within a half-hour of their practices. Now a federal judge has temporarily halted the measure, citing "a troubling lack of justification for the hospital admitting-privileges requirement." The US...

Perry: What If Wendy Davis' Mom Had Aborted Her?

Davis says governor's remarks are 'without dignity'

(Newser) - Rick Perry set tongues wagging today with some rather personal remarks about legislator-turned-liberal-folk-hero Wendy Davis. In decrying Davis' filibuster, Perry pointed out that Davis was the daughter of a single mother, and had herself been a single teen mom, WFAA reports. "She didn't come from particularly good circumstances....

20-Week Abortion Ban Moves Forward in Texas

House votes at 3:23am

(Newser) - Texas' state House has preliminarily backed a clampdown on abortions, with a 97-33 vote on a bill that most notably includes a ban on the procedure after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The mostly party-line vote came with 19 representatives absent, 18 of whom were Democrats, the Dallas Morning News notes....

Judge Blocks Arkansas Abortion Ban—for Now

12-week ban cannot be enforced while lawsuit is pending

(Newser) - A federal judge granted a request today to temporarily block enforcement of a new Arkansas law that bans most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted a motion for preliminary injunction in a lawsuit that the ACLU of Arkansas and the Center for Reproductive Rights...

Obama: GOP Putting Women's Health Back to 1950s

He becomes first sitting president to address Planned Parenthood

(Newser) - President Obama became the first sitting president to address Planned Parenthood today, and he offered a robust defense of the group, report AP and CNN . Among the lines getting attention:
  • What year is this? Citing strict anti-abortion laws in states such as North Dakota and Arkansas , Obama said, "When
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North Dakota Bans Abortions After 20 Weeks

Latest in a raft of new measures to challenge Roe v. Wade

(Newser) - Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, based on the disputed premise that a fetus can feel pain at that point. The law signed yesterday is the latest among a raft of measures passed in North Dakota this session...

Court Ruling Saves Lone Abortion Clinic in Mississippi

State could have been first with none if law had stood

(Newser) - Mississippi's only abortion clinic will remain open—at least for now—following a federal judge's ruling yesterday that blocked part of a state law requiring abortion clinic doctors to have local hospital admitting privileges. The two doctors behind most abortions at the Jackson Women's Health Organization lack...

Support Up for Gay Marriage, Down for Abortion

Meanwhile, Paul Ryan addresses the abortion issue

(Newser) - Support for gay marriage is up, but the same isn't true for abortion, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll . The survey of 1,000 people found 53% in favor of allowing gays and lesbians to marry, up two points since December (it notes the rise is...

Kansas Passes Tough New Abortion Bill

Says life begins at fertilization; governor is expected to sign

(Newser) - Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure last night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins "at fertilization." It blocks tax breaks for abortion providers, bans abortions performed solely because of the baby's sex, prohibits abortion providers from being involved in...

Alabama About to Put Its Abortion Clinics in Jeopardy

New restrictions go to governor today

(Newser) - Alabama's state legislature has passed a bill placing tough new restrictions on abortion providers, and critics say it's intended to shut down the five clinics in the state, the New York Times reports. The bill is headed for Gov. Robert Bentley's desk today, and he's said...

Washington State Looks to Force Abortion Coverage

It's a twist on the usual debate, observes the 'New York Times'

(Newser) - Washington state is in the midst of an abortion debate—but this one is swimming against the current. While at least 17 states have passed legislation that clamps down on abortion coverage in the wake of ObamaCare, Washington is debating a bill that would force health insurance firms to cover...

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