Alarm Raised Over Report of Censorship at Health Agency

Mike Stobbe / The Associated Press Dec 17, 2017 The Washington Post reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is being told not to use seven words and phrases in official budget documents. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A New Model in the Fight for Abortion Rights

Molly Selvin / Truthdig May 1, 2015 The dramatic reversals this month of anti-gay laws in Indiana and Arkansas may offer a path for the pro-abortion-rights movement. The lesson from the LGBT community is clear: Find new allies and make noise. Lots more noise. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Should Women Be Charged With Murder for Giving Birth to Stillborns Due to ‘Fetal Harm’?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2014 Rennie Gibbs, a 16-year-old in Mississippi when she gave birth to a stillborn child, is facing life in prison for taking cocaine during her pregnancy. Hers is among a burgeoning number of cases in which women are prosecuted for allegedly endangering their unborn children. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Fetuses Cannot Feel Pain

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2013 There’s been a recent uptick in the use of phrases such as “fetal pain” or “pain-capable unborn child” in anti-abortion rhetoric. Such discomfort, make no mistake, is scientifically impossible. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Catholic Hospital Chain Wins Lawsuit by Arguing Fetus Is Not a Person

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 25, 2013 A Catholic health provider has abandoned its beliefs by arguing that a dead fetus and a dead person are not the same thing in order to win a malpractice lawsuit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Michigan Republicans Propose Absurd Tax Credit

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 26, 2012 The good news for parents to be in Michigan: Republican state lawmakers want to give a tax credit for fetuses beginning at 12 weeks' gestation. The bad news: Last year, the state eliminated tax cuts for children who were already born. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Oklahoma Abortion Law Requires Sonogram

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2010 Even in cases of sexual abuse or rape, a strict abortion law enacted Tuesday in Oklahoma requires women to undergo a sonogram, during which the doctor has to turn the screen to face the patient and give her fetal development details. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Abortion Protester Shot Dead Near Michigan School

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2009 A 63-year-old anti-abortion activist who had been staging a protest, reportedly involving graphic images of fetuses, in front of a Michigan high school was killed in a drive-by shooting Friday, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Italy Approves Abortion Pill

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2009 In the face of strong conservative Catholic opposition, Italy has approved use of the RU486 abortion drug. Italian authorities decided to allow the drug to be administered by a doctor up to the seventh week of pregnancy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cartoon Fetus Speaks in ‘Womb With a View’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2007 Picking up on the pro-life theme of "giving a voice to the unborn," cartoonist Gary Cangemi made a lil' creation of his own, "Umbert the Unborn," otherwise known as "the world's most loveable unborn baby (next to yours) ," according to his Web site . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Satire: Abortion Bill Would Require Fetal Consent

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2007 The Onion pokes fun at the sometimes ridiculous abortion debate by floating an absurd proposal: fetal consent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Animals Pictured in the Womb

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2006 Using a cutting-edge array of 3-D ultrasound scans and tiny cameras, a British production team has produced images of the entire gestation process of many different animals, like this developing elephant (above). The images are to air on National Geographic next month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )