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submitted by bafficio 40 months ago, from news.yahoo.com
Two years after South Dakotans rejected a nearly total ban on abortion, voters on Nov. 4 will decide another sweeping but less restrictive ballot measure that would probably send a legal challenge of Roe v. Wade to the U.S. Supreme Court. The initiative would outlaw abortions but includes... More
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submitted by grandie4 41 months ago, from politico.com
John McCain's wife has held ownership interests in two Arizona medical buildings that rent space to companies involved in the destruction of human embryos found to have genetic defects — a practice some anti-abortion activists say amounts to the taking of human life. More
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submitted by agabriel 41 months ago, from politico.com
Barack Obama has launched a broadside against John McCain's opposition to abortion rights and moved one of the most divisive issues in modern American politics to the airwaves on a large scale for the first time in this presidential campaign. More
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submitted by bafficio 41 months ago, from news.yahoo.com
Republican John McCain, whose running mate disclosed that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, has opposed proposals to spend federal money on teen-pregnancy prevention programs and voted to require poor teen mothers to stay in school or lose their benefits. More
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from feeds.washingtonpost.com, 41 months ago
A ballot initiative on abortion in South Dakota this November could lead to a series of court challenges and ultimately to the Supreme Court overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide, antiabortion activists say. More
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submitted by blueheat 42 months ago, from news.yahoo.com
While Obama's opinion seems to be an artful dodge, McCain's plain pro-life stance might steer him into troubled waters. More
13
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submitted by eooties 42 months ago, from latimes.com
Barack Obama told an audience at Orange County's Saddleback Church tonight that it was "above his pay grade" to define when a baby gets human rights, but he said that he's convinced there is a "moral and ethical dimension" to abortion. The likely Democratic candidate for president pledged to work.. More
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submitted by rodeox 43 months ago, from news.yahoo.com
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says "mental distress" should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights. In an interview this week with "Relevant," a Christian magazine, Obama said prohibitions... More
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submitted by bafficio 43 months ago, from newsweek.com
The leaders of the religious right don't have great affection for John McCain. They think he's too moderate on immigration, embryonic-stem-cell research and campaign-finance reform, and they think he doesn't do enough to promote his pro-life positions. That's where they agree. But as the election... More
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submitted by eooties 44 months ago, from iht.com
A look at McCain's 25-year record in the House and Senate, his 2008 campaign positions and his major speeches over the last three months indicates that on big-ticket issues — the economy, support for continuing the Iraq war, health care — his stances are indeed similar to Bush's brand... More
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submitted by Geeta 36 months ago, from news.yahoo.com
President Barack Obama on Friday struck down the Bush administration's ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information — an inflammatory policy that has bounced in and out of law for the past quarter-century. More
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submitted by jennicamorel 42 months ago, from officeofstrategicinfluence.com
The problem with "Abstinence-only Education" (mildly nws) More
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submitted by mikenumbers1 43 months ago, from congoo.com
Sen. Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton are expected to meet in the next few days, according to the chairman of Sen. Hillary Clinton's unsuccessful presidential bid. Bill and Hillary Clinton greet supporters in New York on June 3, the day of the final primaries. More
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from hosted.ap.org, 49 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Tuesday voiced support for anti-abortion demonstrators attending this year's "March for Life" rally marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.... More
