Flyer Assails Santorum, Wife for Not Being Anti-Abortion
(GREENVILLE, S.C.) — On cars outside of a forum to discuss anti-abortion rights with the GOP candidates, a bright pink, neatly folded flyer tucked into windshields blasted Rick Santorum and his wife Karen on the issue, claiming they are not as anti-ab…
Texas Women Seeking Abortion Must See or Hear About Fetus First
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(AUSTIN, Texas) — Women seeking an abortion in Texas must view an ultrasound image of the fetus or hear a description of it before having the procedure done, the Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Tuesday.The court’s dec…
Teen Girl Fights Family Abortion Plan
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — A pregnant Texas teenager has gone to court to stop her family from pressuring her into an abortion.The high school freshman, who does not want to be named, lives in Corpus Christi with her adult cous…
Maryland Abortion Doctors Accused of Murder
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Two doctors who performed late term abortions in Maryland have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder. Officials say it’s an unusual use of a law that allows for murder charges in the death of a…
Rick Perry Modifies Abortion Stand Again, Mother’s Life Only Exception
ABC News(INDIANOLA, Iowa) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry modified his newly transformed position on abortion again Wednesday, stating that the life of the mother is the only exception in which he’d support abortion.On Tuesday, the candidate said he had…
Struggling Presidential Candidate Switches Parties
Matthew Simmons/WireImage(SANTA FE, N.M.) — Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson made little headway as a Republican candidate for president, so now he’ll run as a Libertarian.The two-party system, he says, is rigged for the wealthiest and best-kno…
DVD Sways Perry’s Position on Abortion
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(OSCEOLA, Iowa) — Rick Perry admitted to Iowa voters Tuesday evening that he underwent a “transformation” in his views on abortion, shifting from a stance that allowed for abortion in cases of rape, incest, and concerning f…