Abortion
Blind Chinese activist who fled house arrest arrives in U.S.
NEWARK, N.J. — A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.
Date: 05/19/2012 | Nation & World
Teen girls are using better birth control
ATLANTA -- More teen girls now use the best kinds of birth control, a new government study says.About 60 percent of teen girls who have sex use the most effective kinds of contraception, including the pill and patch.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Nation & World
Abortion foes, supporters rally in Everett
EVERETT -- Two groups with different views about abortion lined the sidewalks Saturday afternoon near Hoyt Avenue and 32nd Street.
Date: 04/01/2012 | Local News
Abortion foes do live ultrasounds in Idaho Capitol
BOISE, Idaho — House leaders have pulled the proposed abortion ultrasound mandate from a committee hearing.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Northwest
Idaho Senate delays vote on abortion ultrasound mandate
BOISE, Idaho -- Senators with Friday afternoon flights opted to delay voting on a measure to require women to undergo a fetal ultrasound before terminating a pregnancy.Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis told colleagues he'd stick with his promise of a noon adjournment.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Northwest
More than 200 pack Idaho hearing about ultrasound bill
BOISE, Idaho -- More than 200 people packed a Senate committee hearing on a bill to require Idaho women to get an ultrasound screening before terminating a pregnancy.
Date: 03/14/2012 | Northwest
Virginia to require ultrasound tests before abortions
RICHMOND, Va. — Abdominal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions in Virginia will become mandatory starting July 1 under a law signed Wednesday by the state's Republican governor, who had faced a national uproar when earlier versions of that measure sought to make the exams medically...
Date: 03/07/2012 | Nation & World
Abortion insurance bill dies in state Senate
OLYMPIA -- A bill to require insurance plans covering maternity care to also pay for abortions is likely stalled for this legislative session after it failed to advance to the floor Friday in the Washington state Senate.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Northwest
It's down to the wire in Michigan GOP primary
FLINT, Mich. -- Republican Mitt Romney fought Saturday to prove he is the strongest challenger to President Barack Obama, an increasingly difficult task given the tight race in his native state of Michigan against surging conservative Rick Santorum.
Date: 02/26/2012 | Nation & World
Where Republican candidates stand on the issues
WASHINGTON — Here's where the 2012 Republican presidential candidates stand on a selection of issues.They are former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.___GINGRICH:
Date: 02/24/2012 | Nation & World
Simple, early blood test offers insights into fetal health
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Raising the prospect of a world without birth defects, a Stanford-created blood test that can detect Down syndrome and two other major genetic defects very early in a woman's pregnancy will be available next week.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Nation & World
Republicans previously supported mandate for contraceptives (Video)
WASHINGTON -- Since President Barack Obama moved to require Catholic hospitals and universities to offer their employees contraceptive health benefits, Republicans have rushed to accuse the administration of an unprecedented attack on religious freedoms.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Nation & World
State House OKs bill tying abortion to maternity care
OLYMPIA -- The Washington state House has passed a bill requiring health insurers covering maternity care to also cover abortions.
Date: 02/13/2012 | Northwest
Justice Ginsburg questions timing of abortion ruling
NEW YORK -- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggested Friday that her predecessors on the high court mistimed the milestone 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.
Date: 02/11/2012 | Nation & World
Republicans vow to end birth control requirement
WASHINGTON -- Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide contraceptive coverage for their employees as an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country."
Date: 02/09/2012 | Nation & World
Alaska bill would require ultrasound before abortion
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Women would be required to undergo an ultrasound before receiving an abortion under legislation proposed in the Alaska Senate.
Date: 02/08/2012 | Northwest
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
NEW YORK — When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.
Date: 02/04/2012 | Nation & World
Komen drops plan to cut Planned Parenthood grants (Video)
NEW YORK — The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across the Internet, jeopardizing Komen's iconic image.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Nation & World
Susan G. Komen charity faces backlash over grant cuts (Video)
NEW YORK — Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the renowned breast-cancer charity, faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen's local affiliates are openly upset, and at least one top official has quit, reportedly in...
Date: 02/02/2012 | Nation & World
Planned Parenthood-Komen rift sparks a surge in new donations
NEW YORK -- Planned Parenthood said Wednesday that it received more than $400,000 from 6,000 donors in the 24 hours after news broke that its affiliates would be losing grants for breast screenings from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer...
Date: 02/02/2012 | Nation & World
Grants to Planned Parenthood halted
NEW YORK -- The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates -- creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women.
Date: 01/31/2012 | Nation & World
Abortion insurance bill clears state House committee
OLYMPIA -- State lawmakers are moving ahead with a bill that would require most health insurers offering maternity care to also cover elective abortions.The bill, known as the Reproductive Parity Act, passed out of the House Health Care and Wellness Committee Thursday by a 7-3 vote.
Date: 01/26/2012 | Northwest
State lawmakers weigh new abortion rules
OLYMPIA -- Washington state lawmakers considered proposed legislation Thursday that will require most health insurers offering maternity care to also cover elective abortions.
Date: 01/19/2012 | Northwest
Abortion rates are higher in countries where it's illegal
LONDON — Abortion rates are higher in countries where the procedure is illegal and nearly half of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, with the vast majority in developing countries, a new study concludes.
Date: 01/18/2012 | Nation & World
Legislature to consider abortion insurance
SEATTLE -- In the session that begins next week in Olympia, the Washington Legislature will consider a bill that would require private insurance companies the cover maternity care to also pay for abortions.
Date: 01/06/2012 | Northwest
Planned Parenthood closing Oak Harbor clinic
Planned Parenthood's clinic in Oak Harbor, which offers breast and cervical exams, contraceptives and HIV testing, but no surgical abortions, is closing next week.
Date: 12/21/2011 | Local News
Study finds no link between abortion, mental health risks
LONDON -- Abortion does not increase a woman's chance of developing mental health problems, according to the largest study ever to investigate the issue.
Date: 12/09/2011 | Nation & World
Bill would ban abortions based on sex or race
NEW YORK -- The practice of sex-selection abortion, usually targeting a female fetus due to parental preference for a son, has few defenders in the United States. Yet a proposed federal ban is drawing vehement opposition from liberal advocacy groups who call it a veiled attempt to undermine broader...
Date: 12/06/2011 | Nation & World
285 Hindi Indian girls shed 'unwanted' names
MUMBAI, India -- More than 200 Indian girls whose names mean "unwanted" in Hindi have chosen new names for a fresh start in life.
Date: 10/23/2011 | Nation & World
GOP to Planned Parenthood: Hand over records
WASHINGTON -- A Republican-led House panel has asked the Planned Parenthood Federation of America to hand over more than a decade's worth of documents in a probe of whether the organization improperly spends public money on abortions.
Date: 09/27/2011 | Nation & World
Judge hears arguments in Alaska abortion lawsuit case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A new state law requiring that parents be notified if their child wants an abortion is one of the most burdensome in the nation, a lawyer said Thursday.
Date: 09/08/2011 | Northwest
Arizona Planned Parenthood to reduce abortion services
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Planned Parenthood is ending abortion services in three Arizona cities to comply with recent state laws that placed restrictions on abortions, the organization announced Thursday.
Date: 08/19/2011 | Nation & World
Pope draws massive crowds in Madrid
MADRID — Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday urged young people to build their lives "on the firm foundation" of the Christian faith at the start of his visit to Spain, where he drew massive crowds despite the growing secularism.
Date: 08/18/2011 | Nation & World
1 of 3 Kansas abortion clinics denied state license
TOPEKA, Kan. — One of three abortion providers in Kansas appeared likely to close after being denied a state license to continue terminating pregnancies at its Kansas City-area clinic, and abortion rights supporters feared Friday that the anti-abortion governor's administration will reject...
Date: 06/25/2011 | Nation & World
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