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Thursday July 28, 2011

Presidential hopefuls Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who signed a pledge against abortion rights, and businessman Herman Cain, who has not, seen at the taping of a radio show in New Hampshire in May. Jim Cole/AP hide caption

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Abortion-Rights Group Faults GOP Presidential Field

July 28, 2011 • The abortion-rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America says that none of the declared Republican candidates for president — nor any of those thought to be waiting in the wings — would pass muster with voters who support a woman's right to choose.

Monday July 18, 2011

Behind Closed Doors: Abortion In The African-American Community:

(March 29, 2011 file photo from Chicago): Controversial anti-abortion billboards depicting President Obama. They were sponsored by ThatsAbortion.com. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Behind Closed Doors: Abortion In The African-American Community:

July 18, 2011 • While black women are 13 percent of the nation's female population, they account for 30 percent of all abortions in the U.S. Strong voices on both sides debate the causes.

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Thursday July 14, 2011

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Restrictions On Abortion Multiply This Year

July 14, 2011 • In the first half of 2011, states enacted a record 162 new laws or changes to existing laws that affect reproductive health. There were 80 new abortion restrictions — more than double the previous record of 34 seen in 2005.

Friday June 17, 2011

Agriculture Funding Bill Passes House, Odd Amendments And All

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Agriculture Funding Bill Passes House, Odd Amendments And All

June 17, 2011 • The House of Representatives' 2012 farm and food spending bill contains deep cuts to programs that feed poor women and their babies, but it avoids making big cuts to farm subsidy programs.

Thursday June 16, 2011

Shots - Health News

Third State Cuts Funding For Planned Parenthood

June 16, 2011 • The North Carolina Legislature overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue and approving a state budget that bans public funds from going to Planned Parenthood. That makes North Carolina the third state in a month to move toward restrictions on government funding of the group.

June 9, 2011 • The millennial generation supports gay marriage. And the same group also supports abortion rights, but is conflicted in doing so. Overlapping majorities of respondents to a new poll described themselves as both "pro-choice" and "pro-life."

Wednesday June 1, 2011

Shots - Health News

As Abortion Debate Resurfaces, Americans Remain 'Remarkably Split'

June 1, 2011 • An NPR-Thomson Reuters poll finds 52 percent of Americans believe abortion should remain legal in all or most cases. Yet 59 percent said they believe having an abortion is wrong.

Friday May 27, 2011

Shots - Health News

State Battles Over Abortion Heat Up

May 27, 2011 • Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in federal court charging that a South Dakota abortion law set to take effect in July violates both free speech rights and a woman's right to obtain an abortion.

Thursday May 19, 2011

Stewart Schwartz of Laurel, Md., attends a rally opposing federal funding for Planned Parenthood on Capitol Hill on April 7, 2011. Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images hide caption

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Who Pays For Unintended Pregnancies?

May 19, 2011 • The cost of unintended pregnancies is large, and much of the bill — about $11 billion per year — is ultimately picked up by the government, a new study finds.

Wednesday May 4, 2011

It's All Politics

House GOP, Democrats Resume Fights Over Abortion, Health Care

May 4, 2011 • The end of bin Laden, and the nation's bipartisan sense of satisfaction about it, led President Obama to ask lawmakers Monday evening to extend that feeling to other areas. No such luck. House Republicans on Wednesday approved controversial anti-abortion legislation opposed by most Democrats.

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House Passes Bill To Bar Abortion Tax Subsidies

May 4, 2011 • Republicans in the House of Representatives won easy approval of a bill that would eliminate tax subsidies for some health insurance plans that cover abortion. But the bill faces more significant opposition in the Democrat-led senate.

House Passes Bill To Bar Abortion Tax Subsidies

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