Tag: Abortion

Mississippi’s Proposition 26, based on religious extremism and ignorance of human anatomy and biology, is not just about abortion. It would allow religious interference with all medical care involving the female reproductive system.

The Roman Catholic bishop of Phoenix stripped a hospital of its Catholic affiliation Tuesday for performing an abortion last year that doctors said was needed to save the life of the mother.

Dozens claim the Church of Scientology pressured them to have abortions.  (Part of a larger special report on Scientology.)

Football star Tim Tebow stars in a Superbowl ad that will tell us that doctors recommended his mom to abort him but she didn’t.  Slate discusses why this ad is misleading and potentially dangerous.

Psychologist Valerie Tarico challenges the moral standing of the Catholic bishops and discusses her abortion.  She asserts that moral decision making is a right and responsibility for each person, independent of religious authorities.

The Church of Scientology faces the prospect of a police investigation in Australia after being accused of torture and embezzlement and of forcing employees to have abortions.

Gina Judilla already had three children the first time she tried to terminate a pregnancy.  “I jumped down the stairs, hoping that would cause a miscarriage,” she said. The fetus survived and is now an 8-year-old boy.

Discussion of whether the Red Mass, which celebrates the legal profession, is being used to lobby the Supreme Court and the Obama Administration on abortion issues.

Even though the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has lobbied the federal government in favor of universal health insurance for 30 years, a growing number of bishops are now opposing President Obama’s plan.

At Glendale’s Avenues Pregnancy Clinic, women go in for a pregnancy test and come out fearing eternal damnation

An in-depth piece from the New York Times on Dr. George Tiller’s assassination.

Despite the salacious title, this article is a thoughtful discussion of how moral reasoning (instead of religious dogma) can be applied to the issue of abortion.

WICHITA - George Tiller, the Wichita doctor who became a national lightning rod in the debate over abortion, was shot to death this morning inside the lobby of his Wichita church.

Cultural conservatives who were gearing up to use Obama’s first Supreme Court nomination as a fundraising opportunity will find Sonia Sotomayor a difficult sell.

Conservative Catholics angered by president’s abortion rights record

A Brazilian excommunication case stirs worldwide indignation.

Bishops launch advertising campaign against plans to loosen laws