Sotomayor troubles backers, foes of abortion


In nearly 11 years as a federal appeals court judge, Sonia Sotomayor, has never directly ruled on whether the Constitution protects a woman's right to an abortion. But when she has written opinions that touched tangentially on abortion disputes, she has...

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Nebraska abortion ultrasound bill gets lawmakers' OK

Lincoln Journal Star

Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill designed to ensure that a woman seeking an abortion is first given a chance to see an ultrasound of the fetus. In a voice vote Wednesday, the Legislature sent the bill (LB675), introduced by Sen. Tony Fulton of Lincoln, to Gov. Dave Heineman for consideration.

 

Student protesters to boycott Obama over his abortion stance

Evening Standard

Barack Obama faces a backlash this weekend against his pro-choice views on abortion.

 

Abortion clouds Obama event at Notre Dame

AP via Yahoo! News

President Barack Obama ventures to America's foremost Roman Catholic University, where the country's deep divisions over abortion and stem-cell research have moved to the forefront in a time of war and recession.

 

HHS nominee vetoes late-term abortion bill

BPNews.net

WASHINGTON (BP)--Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed legislation late last week to require increased accountability by late-term abortion doctors as the U.S. Senate prepared for a confirmation vote on her nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services.

 

Abortion should not be seen as a contraceptive - Finnie

Scottish Liberal Democrats

“Yet again the abortion rate is increasing in Scotland. It’s particularly worrying that so many young girls are resorting to abortion. “These figures also show that more than a quarter of the women who had abortions in 2008 have previously terminated a pregnancy.

 

Abortion should be illegal in U.S.

Daily Record

I am an 11-year-old student at the Wilson School in Mountain Lakes and I believe that abortion should be illegal, because it is a murder of a human being.

 

Anti-abortion activist arrested at Notre Dame

AP via Yahoo! News

Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry has been arrested while protesting against President Barack Obama's upcoming commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame just hours after he was ordered off school grounds.

 

Abortion is Not a Choice

The Freeman

CEBU, Philippines - As though it would sound less sinful, people these days would rather call the act of aborting as “pro-choice.”

 

S.F. Hearing On Abortion Donation Delayed

Yankton Press & Dakotan

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A Sioux Falls court hearing on a secret donation to an anti-abortion group in 2006 has been delayed a month.

 

Montana abortion foes take another crack at initiative

Great Falls Tribune

HELENA (AP) — Abortion foes who failed to get enough signatures for an anti-abortion constitutional initiative for last year's election have submitted the paperwork to try again.