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On AlterNet: pro-choice

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "pro-choice"

How Much Time Should She Do?

How Much Time Should She Do?

Tara Sweeney, Winning Message Action Fund AlterNet: Video. October 23, 2008.
The dangerous consequences of the McCain campaign's anti-choice rhetoric.

The Real Pro-Life Candidate

The Real Pro-Life Candidate

Cristina Page, RH Reality Check. June 25, 2008.
It's pro-choice policies that result in dramatic declines in the need for abortion, and it's the pro-choice candidates who truly value life.

Pro-Choicers Could Swing the Election

Pro-Choicers Could Swing the Election

Booman, AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. June 18, 2008.
McCain's hardline anti-abortion stance may alienate key supporters.

The Medical Right Wants to Deny You Health Care

The Medical Right Wants to Deny You Health Care

Cynthia L. Cooper, Marjorie Signer, The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. June 9, 2008.
Christian medical groups have started a major campaign to demand that physicians be permitted to refuse medical care to patients.

U.K Anti-Choice Activism Embraces U.S. Tactics

U.K Anti-Choice Activism Embraces U.S. Tactics

Laura J. Winter, Women's eNews. June 6, 2008.
A loss by Britain's Labour Party earlier this month is emboldening anti-choice activists to study their U.S. counterparts' playbook.

Abortion Rights Déjà Vu in South Dakota

Abortion Rights Déjà Vu in South Dakota

Katha Pollitt, The Nation. May 26, 2008.
Anti-choicers in South Dakota are again attempting to ban abortion. So where are the progressive voters and organizations?

"Pro-Lifers" Protest Contraception

Cristina Page, RH Reality Check. May 6, 2008.
Birth control is the best way to lower the abortion rate. So why are anti-choicers rallying against it and claiming that "the pill kills babies"?

The Abortion Conversation We Should Be Having

The Abortion Conversation We Should Be Having

Lucinda Marshall, AlterNet. April 27, 2008.
Abortion is not an isolated issue of choice, but part of a complex set of issues that reproductive rights advocates need to address holistically.

New Oklahoma Law: Women Seeking Abortions Must Have Ultrasounds Against Their Will

New Oklahoma Law: Women Seeking Abortions Must Have Ultrasounds Against Their Will

Dana Stone, AlterNet. April 26, 2008.
Anti-choicers in Oklahoma have pushed through a bill that requires doctors to perform invasive ultrasounds, even if the patients say no.

Anti-Choicers are Closet Communists

Anti-Choicers are Closet Communists

Ema, The Well Timed Period. April 22, 2008.
An Orwellian new bill claims to "protect" pregnant women as it compromises their health and removes their basic rights.

Abortion and Censorship: A Slippery Slope

Abortion and Censorship: A Slippery Slope

Pablo Rodriguez, M.D., RH Reality Check. April 16, 2008.
Call it censored, call it buried, call it lost -- the search term “abortion” was all of the above for approximately a month on POPLINE.

Speaking Out: Manipulated by a Crisis Pregnancy Center

Speaking Out: Manipulated by a Crisis Pregnancy Center

Allyson Kirk, RH Reality Check. April 3, 2008.
A woman seeking an abortion mistakenly visited a Crisis Pregnancy Center, and found herself inundated with anti-choice propaganda.

Senate Candidate Wants to Change His Name to

Senate Candidate Wants to Change His Name to "Pro-Life"

Cindy Cooper, Words of Choice AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. March 28, 2008.
It may seem weird at first glance, but wouldn't it be great if all anti-choice politicians would identify themselves as clearly?

Anti-Choice and the Woo Factor

Anti-Choice and the Woo Factor

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. March 27, 2008.
It's time for rational people to cast an eye of skepticism on the unscientific and wholly irrational claims of the anti-choice movement.

Smearing Obama's Record on Choice

Smearing Obama's Record on Choice

Dana Goldstein, RH Reality Check. March 26, 2008.
Anti-choice activists claim that Obama voted against protecting infants. In fact, he cast his votes for choice and for women's health.

Southern Border Brings Easy Access to Abortion-Inducing Drug

Southern Border Brings Easy Access to Abortion-Inducing Drug

Laura Tillman, The Brownsville Herald. March 25, 2008.
Women in anti-choice states like Texas are turning to off-label drug use to induce abortions.

Horton Hears a Wingnut

Horton Hears a Wingnut

Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check. March 14, 2008.
Anti-choicers demonstrate at a children's movie to claim that "a person's a person no matter how small" -- unless that person has a uterus.

The Medical Right Falls Hard for Ultrasounds -- At the Expense of Women's Health

The Medical Right Falls Hard for Ultrasounds -- At the Expense of Women's Health

Marjorie Signer, Cynthia L. Cooper, RH Reality Check. February 26, 2008.
Ultrasounds are the latest trend in anti-choice activism. But what "pro-lifers" won't tell you is that they are putting pregnant women at risk.

Abortion Politics in the Nursing Home

Abortion Politics in the Nursing Home

Carole Joffe, AlterNet. February 25, 2008.
Pro-choicers need to remember we have a silent but powerful community of supporters -- and they show up in the most personal places.

Countering Anti-Choice 'Black Genocide' Lies

Countering Anti-Choice 'Black Genocide' Lies

Pamela Merritt, RH Reality Check. February 19, 2008.
Reproductive justice advocates need to reach out to communities of color in order to fight rumors and battle racisms past and present.

Obama is the Best Candidate for Choice

Obama is the Best Candidate for Choice

Frances Kissling, Huffington Post. February 18, 2008.
As a woman who has spent her life fighting for choice, I believe that Obama's progressive vision is the one that truly embraces reproductive justice.

Pro-Choice Republicans Stake Claim to Their Party

Pro-Choice Republicans Stake Claim to Their Party

Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check. January 28, 2008.
Politically conservative pro-choice groups try to shift the GOP toward what they believe are the core principles of Republican government.

Being Pro-Choice Is Not Enough

Being Pro-Choice Is Not Enough

Bean, Lawyers, Guns and Money AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. January 24, 2008.
Roe v. Wade was an important case, but pro-choice advocates must now adopt a comprehensive reproductive justice framework.

After Roe, Moving the Choice Discussion Forward

After Roe, Moving the Choice Discussion Forward

Rep. Louise Slaughter, Huffington Post. January 24, 2008.
Americans want a plan to protect women's reproductive health while reducing unintended pregnancies. Rep. Louise Slaughter says she has one.

Roe Under Attack, Now More Than Ever

Roe Under Attack, Now More Than Ever

Cara Kulwicki, The Curvature AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. January 23, 2008.
2007 was a particularly bad year for reproductive freedom. In 2008, voting pro-choice is crucial in order to move past Roe's limitations.