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Voters in Portugal Decisively Reject Its Abortion Law, but Referendum Fails Due to Insufficient Turnout
The San Diego Union-Tribute reported on Sunday: Voters failed to overturn Portugal's strict abortion law Sunday because of low turnout at the polls, but the prime minister nonetheless vowed to…
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New York Times on Giuliani’s Abortion Views
In Giuliani Shifts Abortion Speech Gently to the Right, Ray Rivera writes in yesterday's New York Times:As he prepares for a possible run for president — a road that goes…
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Jeffrey Rosen Discusses His Book About the Supreme Court
On WNYC Radio yesterday, Jeffrey Rosen talked on the Brian Lehrer show about his book, The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries that Defined America (the companion book to the…
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Romney and Mormonism
Apropos yesterday's post on Mitt Romney, see today's New York Times article, Mormon Candidate Braces for Religion as Issue. From the article:As he begins campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination,…
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Mitchell Berman on Originalism and Abortion
Mitchell N. Berman has posted Originalism and its Discontents (Plus a Thought Or Two About Abortion) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Abstract: In Abortion and Original Meaning, Jack…
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Women in Media and News Event: Exposing Misinformation About Abortion, Family Planning and Clinic Violence
Women in Media and News (WIMN) is hosting an event on February 12, in Easton, Massachusetts: Reproductive Wrongs - Exposing Media Misinformation about Abortion, Family Planning and Clinic Violence. Here…
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Kirsten Rabe Smolensky on Defining Life from the Perspective of Death
Kirsten Rabe Smolensky has posted Defining Life from the Perspective of Death: An Introduction to the Forced Symmetry Approach on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Abstract: Depending on one's…
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Giuliani’s, Romney’s Views on Abortion Could Affect Their Chances of Winning Republican Party Presidential Nomination
The Kaiser Daily Women's Health Report summarizes stories from The Los Angeles Times and USA Today on Thursday, which examine how the abortion views of former New York City Mayor…
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NARAL Pro-Choice America Releases Latest “Who Decides?” Report
NARAL Pro-Choice America has released the 16th annual edition of its indispensable report, "Who Decides? The Status of Women's Reproductive Rights in the United States." Here is some information from…
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Emergency Contraception for Teens: Free, or Off-Limits?
There's something disturbing about the fact that although low-income teenagers can apparently readily and cheaply obtain Cytotec, an ulcer drug, to induce an illegal abortion, the federal government wants to…