Convicted Abortion Doctor Given Third Life Sentence
Hemera/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies, was sentenced Wednesday to a third life term.Gosnell was handed two life sentences on Tuesday after …
Abortion Doctor Kermit Gosnell Ends Defense With No Witnesses
Hemera/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — The attorney for controversial abortion doctor and accused murderer Kermit Gosnell rested his defense Wednesday without presenting any witnesses or calling on Gosnell to testify.
The announcement by Gosnell’s attorney…
North Dakota Voters to Decide Whether Life Begins at Conception
Governor’s Office, ND(FARGO, N.D.) — North Dakota voters will be asked in 2014 to decide whether life begins at the moment of conception, after state legislators passed two abortion bills that pro-choice supporters said could “regulate abortion …
Activists Will Challenge Arkansas’ New Abortion Limit
Comstock/Thinkstock(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Arkansas’ new abortion law, the most restrictive in the nation, has incensed activists, who now plan to file a lawsuit challenging the measure.Their challenge will come on the heels of a court victory in Idaho,…
Texas Teen Wins Right to Give Birth Despite Parents’ Objections
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A pregnant teen who sued her parents, claiming they were coercing her to have an abortion, will be able to give birth to her baby.Attorneys representing the 16-year-old girl were granted a long-term injunction against the…
Gay Rights Activists Look to Roe v. Wade Abortion Strategy 40 Years Later
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Demonstrators will take to the streets this week to protest Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion 40 years ago on Tuesday.The “March for Life” comes two months before another g…
Abortion Still Debated 40 Years After Roe v. Wade
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which was handed down on Jan 22, 1973, comes as states have added more and more restrictions — 43 state laws passed last year and 92 passed in 2011, according to the Guttmache…
Nebraska Right to Life Group Pushes for Ultrasound Images on State Website
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(LINCOLN, Neb.) — The anti-abortion group Nebraska Right to Life is pushing for the passage of legislation in the state that would require that so-called 4-D ultrasound images of an unborn fetus be posted on a Nebraska state websit…
Ireland Pledges to Clarify Abortion Laws After Death of Miscarrying Woman
PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The death of a 31-year-old woman who was denied an abortion during a life-threatening miscarriage has prompted calls for clarity in Ireland’s abortion laws. Savita Halappanavar was 17 weeks pregnant when she ar…
Ireland Probes Death of Miscarrying Woman Seeking Abortion
PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A 31-year-old woman is dead after doctors in Ireland reportedly refused to give her an abortion as she languished in pain from an ongoing miscarriage.Even as medically necessary abortions remain a contentious t…
At Colo. Polling Place, Church Has Anti-Abortion Display
Jessica Cuneo/Daily Camera(BOULDER, Colo.) — A Boulder, Colo., church that is serving as a polling location has chosen to leave up its anti-abortion display for Election Day.The Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church has left up signs and crosses meant …
Obama Rebukes Richard Mourdock for Rape Remarks on "Tonight Show"
Kevin Winter/NBCUniversal/Getty Images(LAS ANGELES) – President Obama weighed in on controversial comments about rape made by Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock of Indiana, calling it an example of why women should vote for him on Nov. …
Indiana Senate Candidate: ‘God Intended’ Pregnancies from Rape
Mourdock for Senate(NEW ALBANY, Ind.) — Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said pregnancies resulting from rape are part of God’s plan, tearfully explaining that he only supports abortions when a mother’s life is in dange…
Rep. Joe Walsh Walks Back Abortion-Without-Exception Comment
US House of Representatives(WASHINGTON) — The campaign of Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., on Friday walked back the congressman’s assertion at a debate that medical developments have made it unnecessary for abortion laws to make an exception to protect …
Planned Parenthood Says Abortion Foes Used Fake Website
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Planned Parenthood is accusing the anti-abortion group Live Action of creating a fraudulent website purporting to offer late-term abortion services for “VIP women,” in order to collect confidential medical info…
Romney Trips Up on Abortion Rhetoric
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages(NEW YORK) — Mitt Romney promised Wednesday he would govern as a “pro-life president” less than 24 hours after telling an Iowa newspaper he saw “no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would bec…
Mitt Romney’s Softer Abortion Stance Poses Challenge to Ryan Before Debate
J.D. Pooley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mitt Romney says he has no plans to push new anti-abortion laws if elected, a position that could put him at odds with parts of his core constituency and his own running mate, Paul Ryan.”There’s no legislation with…
Romney Shifts to Center on Abortion Legislation Plans?
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Democrats and abortion rights activists have seized on Mitt Romney’s recent comment to the Des Moines Register that he would not pursue any new restrictions on abortion rights as president, an apparent…
Todd Akin’s Office ‘Disturbed’ by Karl Rove’s Joke
Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Republican Party may want Todd Akin to disappear, but a dark joke made by GOP strategist Karl Rove has hit a nerve with the congressman’s office.“We should sink Todd Akin,” Rove …
Todd Akin’s Office ‘Disturbed’ by Karl Rove’s Joke
Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Republican Party may want Todd Akin to disappear, but a dark joke made by GOP strategist Karl Rove has hit a nerve with the congressman’s office.“We should sink Todd Akin,” Rove …