Senate Debate to Focus on Abortion

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2009 The health care reform bill that made it through the House of Representatives last month didn't exactly win rave reviews from the pro-choice camp, and now it's the Senate's turn to have it out over whether government-subsidized health care should ever include coverage for abortions and, if so, under what circumstances that should be allowed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tiller’s Clinic to Close

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2009 Was the murder of Kansas doctor George Tiller an act of terrorism? In a move sparked by fear, Tiller's family has decided to close the clinic, one of the few remaining places in the U.S. that performed late-term abortions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Sparks Abortion Protests at Notre Dame

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2009 President Barack Obama attempted the impossible during his commencement speech at Notre Dame University in Indiana on Sunday: He asked those on both sides of the abortion debate to "join hands in common effort." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Giuliani a Planned Parenthood Donor

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2007 Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani is standing firm on his pro-choice platform as he owns up to his $900 donation to reproductive health organization Planned Parenthood in the 1990s. The former New York City mayor spoke Tuesday on Laura Ingraham's radio show, telling the right-wing pundit his donation was "consistent with" his politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top Court’s Choice Not Pro-Choice

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2007 In a ruling that supports President Bush's abortion politics, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of the ban on partial-birth abortions that Bush pushed and Congress approved in 2003. The Court's move struck some pro-choice proponents as the (further) politicization of a woman's personal, and medical, decision. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Antiabortion Blogger Mistakes Onion Column for Real Deal

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2006 The proprietor of a pro-life blog railed with righteous indignation against a column from The Onion titled "I'm Totally Psyched About This Abortion!" Apparently lines from the column like "I seriously cannot wait for all the hemorrhaging and the uterine contractions" didn't tip the blogger off to the column's satirical intent--and he has since become the laughingstock of the blogosphere. (Salon article; reg. req'd) (Onion column) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Justices Reaffirm Emergency Access to Abortion

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2006 It's the first abortion ruling in six years, but the real action comes Friday, when the court takes up the so-called partial birth ban. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )