Such promises as reduced maternal mortality, divorce and spousal abuse, and the disappearance of “back-alley” abortionists have not materialized.

… [P]rior to the court’s ruling, leading medical associations had been warned about abortion’s many and serious risks. But the Supreme Court, in its 7-2 decisions, simply ignored them. Instead the justices relied, for example, on a flawed 1961 report supposedly attesting to the safety of abortion that was repeated so often it became a mantra. The court swallowed it wholesale….

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh area abortion protester and sidewalk counselor Meredith Parente. Parente is accused of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Act for allegedly shoving two abortion clinic escorts. Looking over the FACE Act, I’m struggling to see how shoving volunteer […]

by LA Times has another article with the thesis that bad economic times are leading to women having more abortions. The article included this story which I’m guessing was supposed to be horrifying: She said one woman from Kern County first called ACCESS when she was 11 weeks pregnant. The woman said her insurance wouldn’t […]

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