Judge Blocks Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2010 A tug of war is playing out in court between the Obama administration and U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth over the issue of embryonic stem cell research, and Lamberth appears to have prevailed in the latest round. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

So Long, Rep. Souder

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2010 Another day, another Capitol Hill sex scandal: On Tuesday, Congressman Mark Souder, a pro-life and pro-abstinence Republican from Indiana, announced that he was resigning after admitting he'd had an affair with a female staffer The woman in question (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democrat Stupak Won’t Run Again

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2010 Bart Stupak, the Michigan congressman who led the charge against President Obama's health care bill on the grounds that it might allow tax money to pay for abortions, has decided he will not run for re-election in 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pseudo-Reality Web Show Zooms In on Abortion Issue

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2010 Would any pregnant woman want American viewing audiences to decide whether she should keep or abort her baby? Luckily, even the producers of the new Web-based show "Bump" know that that kind of programming wouldn't fly, but they did go so far as to dramatize that idea by using actors in various prenatal scenarios to stage their stories for an online voting audience. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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 )

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 )

‘Death Panel’ Déjà Vu

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2009 Public memory often has a short shelf life, and it doesn't preclude the potential for rapid recycling, according to The New York Times' take on the current "death panel" controversy, considering that a prototypical version of this particular argument made the rounds during the (Internet-enabled) Clinton era. 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 )

Myth of the Lone Shooter

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jun 3, 2009 It is believed that the shooter acted alone. But Michael Griffin also acted alone when he killed David Gunn in 1993. Paul Hill acted alone in 1994. John Salvi acted alone and so did Eric Rudolph and James Kopp. This suspect is hardly lonely in this murderous cast of lone actors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Scores at Notre Dame

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 19, 2009 There were many messages sent from South Bend on Sunday. Obama's opponents seek to reignite the culture wars. He doesn't. They would reduce religious faith to a narrow set of issues. He refused to join them. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

The Stakes at Notre Dame

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 8, 2009 You have heard the expression "more Catholic than the pope." We now know that the reaction of right-wing Catholics to Notre Dame's invitation to President Obama falls into this category. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )