Hot News Stories (11/16/12)
Posted on November 16, 2012. Filed under: Uncategorized |
Reuters (USA)
Ireland’s government pledged on Thursday to clarify its abortion laws after an Indian woman who was refused a termination died from blood poisoning in an Irish hospital.
The Republic (Columbus, IN)
A group of Roman Catholic nonprofit organizations in Nashville is asking a federal judge to prevent the government from forcing them to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees—even though they have already provided birth control at the time the law was announced.
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Huffington Post (USA)
“The current Republican Party has made staunch opposition to abortion a litmus test for national prominence. Moderate voters have been alienated from the Republican Party by these increasingly extreme pro-life positions.”
Metro West Daily (Framingham, MA)
“Is it time to take partisan politics out of abortion? Those of us who are pro-choice believe it never belonged there. But for decades, Republican strategists have successfully relied on abortion as a wedge issue to win elections, forcing Democrats to make it one as well.”
New York Times (New York, NY)
“Politicians should not interfere with a woman’s personal medical decisions, but should instead respect that it’s her decision to make with her family and her faith.” |
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