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Planned Parenthood

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Oct 5, 2015 Dig deeper

Deception vs. Conception

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Oct 5, 2015 Dig deeper

Pregnancy at Conception? Nope, Says Arizona

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2012 Gov. Jan Brewer and the Arizona Legislature performed a biological miracle Thursday when they decided that pregnancy begins at menstruation -- not the moment of conception -- in a pack of adjustments to abortion regulations that will ban most of the procedures 20 weeks after the start of a woman's last period. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mississippi Legislators Decide When Life Begins

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2011 Conservative types sure are liberal about whom, or what, they're willing to call a person. Hey, corporations are people too! And according to Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and other like-minded state legislators, so is a fertilized egg. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sunsara Taylor–CDC to Women: Prepare to Give Birth!

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig Jun 7, 2006 A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control recommends classifying all women as pre-pregnant--whether they intend to conceive or not. It's an audacious leap along the logical fault line that values women as mere fetal incubators. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )