Archive for the ‘Abortion’ Category
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Republican and independent women who support abortion rights in 12 presidential election "battleground" states were more likely to favor Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) when told of Sen. John McCain's (Ariz.) position on abortion rights, according to a poll released Monday by NARAL Pro-Choice America, U.S. News and World Report reports. ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
The New York Times examined the use of an 1887 Kansas state law allowing citizens to petition for grand jury investigations to demand investigations of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller -- decisions typically left to prosecutors. Critics charge that the law, which was "meant to check official corruption, is being twisted ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Two newspapers recently published articles related to abortion and congressional primary elections in South Carolina and Virginia. Summaries appear below.~ South Carolina: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday won the Republican primary for his seat over Buddy Witherspoon, a former member of the Republican National Committee, the AP/Fort Mill Times ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Johnson County, Kan., District Attorney Phill Kline (R) announced Monday that he will run in the Republican primary to retain his post despite having said in September 2007 that he would not seek a full four-year term, the Kansas City Star reports. Kline served in the Kansas Legislature before serving ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) met privately with Christian leaders on Tuesday in Chicago to discuss a range of issues, including abortion, the AP/Google.com reports. Joshua Dubois, Obama's presidential campaign director of faith outreach, said the meeting included "prominent evangelicals and other faith leaders" who "discussed policy issues and came together ...
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Irish opponents of a European Union treaty Thursday are "playing on unfounded fears," including that the treaty could lead to changes in Ireland's abortion ban, supporters of the treaty have said, AFP/EUbusiness reports.Ireland is the only E.U. country holding a vote on the Lisbon Treaty, designed to give the union ...
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Two newspapers recently published articles related to abortion and congressional primary elections in Maine and South Carolina. Summaries appear below.~ Maine: The Pro Life Education Association recently endorsed Dean Scontras in the Republican primary for Maine's 1st district congressional seat and presented him with an award for his opposition to ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
The Chicago Tribune on Monday examined the re-emergence of the abortion-rights debate in the U.S. in this year's presidential campaign between Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.). In the "heated rhetoric that's sure to come in the campaign, the focus will lie where it has traditionally been" -- ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Two of the nine candidates running to replace Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.) in Congress -- Democrat Ken Jacob and Republican state Rep. Bob Onder -- discussed abortion rights and other topics during a debate Thursday at the University of Missouri-Columbia, the AP/Fox 2 News reports. Hulshof is leaving the Missouri ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
The Australian government is considering lifting a requirement that no group receiving foreign aid can use the funding for abortion counseling, services or training, Bob McMullan, parliamentary secretary for international development assistance, said Wednesday, AFP/Straits Times reports (AFP/Straits Times, 6/4). According to the AP/Seattle Times, Australia and the U.S. are ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
An unidentified Roman Catholic priest who recently denied Holy Communion to a former Reagan administration official because he endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president has fired the "opening shot" in a debate about whether priests should deny Communion to Catholic voters who support candidates favoring abortion rights, Washington Post ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell (R) plans to ask the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision by a three-judge panel of the court declaring Virginia's ban on so-called "partial-birth" abortion unconstitutional, the AP/Washington Post reports. In a statement announcing the decision, McDonnell said, "It is ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Former Virginia Gov. James Gilmore (R) on Saturday secured the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat over Virginia Del. Robert Marshall (R) by 70 votes out of 10,378 votes cast at the party's state convention, the Washington Post reports. According to the Post, Gilmore nearly lost the nomination because ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
The Missouri Senate's decision to adjourn its 2008 legislative session without considering a measure (HB 1831) that includes several restrictions on abortion rights is "good news, regardless of one's views on abortion," Kansas City Star columnist Barbara Shelly writes in an opinion piece. According to Shelly, senators' decision to stage ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Scottish officials on Tuesday released statistics showing a record high 13,703 abortions were performed in the country in 2007, 540 more procedures than in 2007, the Scotsman reports. Abortions are legal in all cases in the United Kingdom for the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. The U.K. House of Commons ...
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