On AlterNet: pro-life

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How the "Pro-Life" Movement Puts Women Behind Bars

Emma S. Ketteringham, Lynn Paltrow, AlterNet. March 17, 2012.

In Alabama, the claim that eggs, embryos and fetuses have separate legal rights has led to the jailing of 60 women.

Why Do Some Progressives Support Ron Paul, Even Though He Is Anti-Woman, Anti-Civil Rights, and Anti-Equality?

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. August 29, 2011.

AlterNet readers had a lot to say about Adele Stan's recent article explaining why progressives should think twice about supporting Ron Paul.

Two Women a Day Die Giving Birth in America -- and Many of These Deaths Can Be Prevented

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. March 20, 2010.

While anti-choicers focus only on preventing access to a single procedure, women across the country are dying pointless deaths due to lack of access to proper care.

Meet the Man Behind Utah's New Law Criminalizing Miscarriages

Rose Aguilar, AlterNet. March 11, 2010.

Rep. Carl Wimmer discusses his Criminal Homicide and Abortion Revisions bill and his long-term plans to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Anti-Choicers Lobbying States for Wildly Unpopular "Personhood Begins at Conception" Amendment

Digby, Hullabaloo. September 29, 2009.

From Florida to California, members of conservative groups are trying amend the constitution. Meanwhile, they still love the death penalty.

Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is on the Verge of Civil War

Cristina Page, AlterNet. July 31, 2009.

When it comes to contraception, anti-chociers are alienating their own kind.

'I Quit the Evangelical Movement in Disgust': Former Evangelist Fears Right-Wing Lunacy Will Lead to More Murder

Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. July 1, 2009.

Conservative pundits and GOP lawmakers must try to cure the sickness of their right-wing followers -- before it explodes again. Or don't they care?

A Brief History of the Radical, Violent Right: How Racist Hate Groups Joined Up with Abortion Terrorists

James Ridgeway, MotherJones.com. June 6, 2009.

Alleged murderer Scott Roeder was once a white separatist before he became an anti-choice zealot -- many others have followed the same deadly path.

Anti-Choice Abortion Warriors Have a New Poster Girl

Bill Berkowitz, IPS News. May 30, 2009.

Meet Lila Rose, the new 20-year old face of the anti-choice movement.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 "Pro-Life"

Cindy Cooper, Words of Choice. 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?

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.

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.

Private RU-486 Confounds Anti-Abortionists: Who Can We Harass Now?

Sara Robinson, Group News Blog. February 14, 2008.

If women no longer need clinics to obtain abortions, what will anti-choice terrorists bomb?

Being Pro-Choice Is Not Enough

Bean, Lawyers, Guns and Money. January 24, 2008.

Roe v. Wade was an important case, but pro-choice advocates must now adopt a comprehensive reproductive justice framework.

For the New Anti-Choice Movement, It's All About the Men

Sarah Blustain, The Nation. January 18, 2008.

The antiabortion movement has found a new face to exploit for political gain. And it's male.

A Change of Heart: From Pro-Life to Pro-Choice

Anna Clark, RH Reality Check. January 9, 2008.

What makes a woman change her view on a deeply held, intensely personal belief?

Questions for Pro-Lifers

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. January 8, 2008.

What if person-hood really did begin at conception? What else would you like pro-lifers to answer?