South Carolina’s New Anti-Abortion Bill Puts Women’s Rights in Peril

Emily C. Bell / AlterNet Feb 21, 2018 The battle over abortion rights continues, with legislation moving through the Senate's Judiciary Committee that would end legal abortion in the state. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

Biden Defines Depression, Stewart on the New ‘Gate,’ and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 28, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the SCOTUS health care decision countdown and Sen. Rand Paul wading into the personhood debate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Virginia Legislators Put ‘Personhood’ Bill on Hold

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2012 It's been a big week for all things prenatal in the Virginia Legislature. Earlier we saw the resolution of the controversy over a bill that would have required women in the Old Dominion to undergo invasive ultrasound procedures before having abortions, and Thursday, the state Senate made another big decision about reproductive law, at least for the time being. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

L.A. City Council Votes Against Corporate Personhood

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2011 This week, Los Angeles became the first major city in the United States to call for "a constitutional amendment to clearly establish that human beings -- only human beings -- are entitled to constitutional rights," Move To Amend LA founder Mary Beth Fielder announced. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )