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Monday January 24, 2011

On 'Roe V. Wade' Anniversary, 'March For Life' Under Way In D.C.

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On 'Roe V. Wade' Anniversary, 'March For Life' Under Way In D.C.

January 24, 2011 • Expect many votes this year on the issue of abortion and especially federal funding of it.

Friday January 21, 2011

House GOP Pushes To End Health Insurance Abortion Coverage

January 21, 2011 • The House GOP wants to remove the tax deductibility of health insurance plans that cover abortion. It was part of the Republicans' Pledge to America.

Tuesday January 11, 2011

Decline In Abortions Appears Stalled, But Protests Rise

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Decline In Abortions Appears Stalled, But Protests Rise

January 11, 2011 • A national survey finds that a longstanding decline in abortions has stopped, with a slight uptick in the number of procedures performed. Protests against providers of abortions have increased, however.

Thursday September 16, 2010

It's All Politics

Tea Party Tug Of War; Is Focus Fiscal Or Social?

September 16, 2010 • A Tea Party tug of war has raised the question, is the movement about fiscal or social issues.

Wednesday March 24, 2010

NPR Public Editor

NPR Changes Abortion Language

March 24, 2010 • Last week, I wrote a post about how NPR identifies people who support or oppose abortion. It engendered a lively debate inside and outside NPR. Today, some top editors got together to review the 2005 policy and decided to no longer use "pro-choice...

Thursday March 18, 2010

NPR Public Editor

In the Abortion Debate, Words Matter

March 18, 2010 • Now that abortion is in the news regularly connected to health care overhaul, listeners are once again taking issue with the terminology NPR uses to describe people who support or oppose abortion. They don't like NPR's style of using pro-life and ...

Monday December 7, 2009

NPR Public Editor

Down Syndrome and Abortion

December 7, 2009 • Last week, Joseph Shapiro did a story on the rise in births of Down syndrome children. I received emails from listeners who talked about what a blessing their own Down syndrome sons and daughters are. But several took umbrage at closing lines in...

Tuesday June 9, 2009

NPR Public Editor

The Language of Abortion

June 9, 2009 • Abortion.

The Language of Abortion

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Tuesday May 19, 2009

NPR Public Editor

Heckler or Protester?

May 19, 2009 • Joseph Monagle of Manchester, N.H. heard this story on Monday's Morning Edition about President Obama's speech at University of Notre Dame. What bothered him was wh

Monday September 15, 2008

Blog Of The Nation

The Right To Refuse

September 15, 2008 • The Bush administration wants to help doctors refuse abortions when they conflict with their personal beliefs, but in California, the supreme court ruled against doctors who wouldn't inseminate a lesbian because they don't believe in homosexuality...

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Tuesday January 22, 2008

Blog Of The Nation

One More Taboo

January 22, 2008 • Tackling a taboo -- talking about your abortion.

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Blog Of The Nation

January 22nd Show

January 22, 2008 • Today's Talk: abortion stories, the stock market dives again, suicide bombers, tax rebates, and snow day superstitions.

Monday November 5, 2007

Blog Of The Nation

Abortion without Religion

November 5, 2007 • Abortion is not a scriptural matter.

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Thursday November 1, 2007

Blog Of The Nation

A Lake of Fire

November 1, 2007 • Director/Producer Tony Kaye talks about his new documentary, Lake of Fire, a detailed and sometimes disturbing look at the debate over abortion.

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