Read more abortion rights stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1483/abortion-rights.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:17:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73878/abortion-activists-mobilize-against-stupak-pitts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbortion rights activists are organizing a massive grassroots effort and targeting lawmakers to ensure the hated Stupak-Pitts Amendment never reaches the president’s desk. The coalition of groups is first meeting with senators and organizing a phone drive and petition to keep the House language out of the Senate's bill. Failing...http://www.newser.com/story/73878/abortion-activists-mobilize-against-stupak-pitts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 9:30:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73777/time-to-drop-kick-the-dems-ladies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Democrats got their health care package through, but not before selling women down the river (again) by "restricting access to abortion in unprecedented ways," complains Kate Harding in Salon . The latest betrayal is just more evidence that it's time for women to dump the Dems, "who act exactly like...http://www.newser.com/story/73777/time-to-drop-kick-the-dems-ladies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 3:59:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64299/jane-roe-arrested-after-ruckus-at-sotomayor-hearing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorma McCorvey, better known as “Jane Roe” from the landmark abortion-rights case Roe v. Wade, was arrested today after causing a ruckus at Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing, ABC News reports. McCorvey was removed from the Hart Senate Office Building and charged with unlawful conduct after she began to scream, “you’re...http://www.newser.com/story/64299/jane-roe-arrested-after-ruckus-at-sotomayor-hearing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 17:18:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64125/obama-promises-pope-hell-work-to-cut-us-abortions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama told Pope Benedict XVI yesterday that he would make every effort to reduce the number of abortions in the US, according to a Vatican spokesman. Bioethics and life issues were the focus of the men's 40-minute talk yesterday. The pontiff gave the president a booklet explaining the church's...http://www.newser.com/story/64125/obama-promises-pope-hell-work-to-cut-us-abortions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Jul 2009 6:36:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63673/docs-well-quit-if-obama-lifts-bush-abortion-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome doctors who oppose abortion say they’ll quit their jobs if President Obama repeals Bush regulations that allow health care professionals to refuse to perform operations that are in opposition with their beliefs, NPR reports. A Christian Medical Association report found that “90% of those surveyed said they will quit...http://www.newser.com/story/63673/docs-well-quit-if-obama-lifts-bush-abortion-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 12:28:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61290/anti-abortion-activists-target-state-battlegrounds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith President Obama in office, abortion is unlikely to become illegal under federal law anytime soon. So activists are taking their battle to the state level, pushing for complex rules and limits that make the procedure difficult to obtain, the Washington Post reports. "The states are the battlegrounds and certainly...http://www.newser.com/story/61290/anti-abortion-activists-target-state-battlegrounds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 10:49:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61197/once-a-pro-lifer-shell-soon-perform-abortions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRozalyn Farmer Love grew up Catholic, taught that abortions are categorically wrong. But the third-year medical student delved into women's health, meeting women in agonizing situations along the way, and realized that although "ending an unwanted pregnancy is a tragedy," it's far worse to deny "safe, competent care" to women,...http://www.newser.com/story/61197/once-a-pro-lifer-shell-soon-perform-abortions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Jun 2009 13:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61175/abortion-docs-funeral-draws-hundreds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoughly 900 people paid their respects to slain abortion doctor George Tiller today, while a small group of protesters gathered outside. Each of Tiller’s four children spoke, with the eulogy delivered by a longtime friend and fraternity brother, reports the Kansas City Star . “Dear God, get heaven ready, because Mr....http://www.newser.com/story/61175/abortion-docs-funeral-draws-hundreds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Jun 2009 13:13:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60859/george-tillers-murder-was-terrorism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbortion clinic worker and activist Heather Corinna doesn’t support the Patriot Act, but the murder of Dr George Tiller appears to “fits squarely in its definition of domestic terrorism,” she writes for the Guardian. Abortion clinics have been dealing with this kind of violence and intimidation since the 1970s, and...http://www.newser.com/story/60859/george-tillers-murder-was-terrorism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 7:59:38 CDT