Copyright 2008 Medical News Today Latest Abortion News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/125021.php The recent announcement by the Bush administration that U.S.-financed contraceptive supplies no longer can be distributed by six African countries through the British aid organization Marie Stopes International is the "latest bout of reproductive health madness," according to Women's Health / Gynecology Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/125017.php On Tuesday at a rally, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D), who opposes abortion rights, voiced his opposition to the state's Amendment 48 -- a November ballot initiative that would define a fertilized egg as a person in the state constitution -- the Abortion Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/125016.php The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a lawsuit seeking the release of ten years of medical records from a Planned Parenthood clinic where a teen had an abortion in 2004 the AP/Google.com reports. The suit has been filed by the parents of the 14 year old girl, who allegedly obtained an abortion without parental consent after being impregnated by a 21 year old. Abortion Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/125015.php The European Court of Human Rights, which rules on cases in which applicants feel they cannot receive adequate legal redress in their home countries, is considering whether to take up an Irish case that would determine whether a woman in the country has a right to an abortion to preserve her health, the Abortion Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124847.php In an opinion piece, Salon columnist Lynn Harris says that a proposal to ban abortion in South Dakota is back in "sheep's clothing" on the November ballot. According to Harris, polls showed the primary "liability" of a 2006 proposal to ban abortion, which was defeated by a 55% to 44% margin, was that it contained "virtually no exceptions. Abortion Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124845.php The antiabortion group West Virginians for Life last week filed a legal objection in federal court that seeks to have the state's new political advertising law ruled unconstitutional on the grounds that it prevents the group from promoting its position to potential voters, the Charleston Gazette reports. The group is asking U.S. Abortion Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124641.php ~ "FRC Submits Comments to HHS on Conscience Protection," Family Research Council Blog: In a blog entry, the Family Research Council released comments it submitted to HHS on the proposed federal Women's Health / Gynecology Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124638.php The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined how couples with some of the estimated 500,000 frozen embryos in the U.S. leftover from fertility treatments are "finding themselves ensnared in a debate about when life begins." About half of couples who have in vitro fertilization procedures end up with at least one embryo that is frozen and not transferred to the uterus. Fertility Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124629.php On Monday, the opening day of the new Supreme Court session, President Bush traveled to Ohio to address members of the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group, where he stressed that judges "matter to every American" and defended his Supreme Court appointments, the New York Times reports. Abortion Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124628.php The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it will not review several abortion-related rulings by lower courts, including a New Jersey Supreme Court decision that state law does not require a physician to tell a woman that a first-trimester abortion would result in the "killing of an existing human being," BNA Health Care Daily reports. In September 2007 the state Supreme Court ruled in Acuna v. Abortion Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124446.php The advocacy group Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a report on Thursday with the IRS about the actions of two Oklahoma City-area pastors who recently took part in Pulpit Freedom Sunday -- an effort organized by the conservative Women's Health / Gynecology Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124444.php The San Jose Mercury News on Thursday examined the legal merits of California's Proposition 4, which, if approved by state voters in November, would require physicians to notify parents before providing abortion services to minors. Abortion Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124441.php Several liberal Catholic groups and Democrats this year are "waging a fight within" the Roman Catholic Church over the presidential election, and the "intrachurch election debate is increasingly spilling into public view," the New York Times reports. Women's Health / Gynecology Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124440.php The fate of Roe v. Wade has become an issue of concern in this year's presidential election between abortion-rights opponent Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and abortion-rights supporter Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), the Los Angeles Times reports. Medical Malpractice / Litigation Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124233.php The following summarizes recent women's health-related blog entries.~ "Women's Health: Yet Another Issue Sarah Palin Is Out of Touch On," Cecile Richards, Huffington Post: In the blog entry, Richards, president of the Women's Health / Gynecology Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124226.php The State Department and USAID on Thursday said they have notified six African governments to stop providing U.S.-funded contraceptives donated to the British family planning organization Women's Health / Gynecology Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124063.php Operation Rescue is seeking the emergency suspension of the medical licenses of abortion providers George Tiller and Shelley Sella after a 23-year-old woman allegedly suffered an asthma attack and went into cardiac arrest following an abortion at Women's Health Care Services in Wichita, Kan., the Women's Health / Gynecology Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124062.php Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) is being criticized by Roman Catholic Archbishop John Vlazny, head of the Archdiocese of Portland, for hosting a fundraiser for NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon in Portland on Friday, the AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Women's Health / Gynecology Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124061.php A group of conservative Utah legislators announced Tuesday that they plan to sponsor legislation during the next session that would ban abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to save the lives of pregnant women, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The group also pledged that if their proposal passes, they plan to fight any legal challenges all the way to the Supreme Court. Abortion Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124060.php CBS News on Wednesday aired segments of anchor Katie Couric's interviews with Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) in which the vice presidential nominees were asked about their opinions on the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision and other judicial issues, the Women's Health / Gynecology Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124058.php Democrats in both the House and Senate submitted letters of opposition last week to a proposed HHS rule that would allow health care providers who receive federal grants to opt out of care they object to based on moral or religious grounds, CongressDaily reports. The Senate letter sent to HHS last week was signed by 28 Senators. The House letter was signed by 126 Representatives. Women's Health / Gynecology Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123897.php Colorado voters should reject a ballot measure titled Amendment 48, which would amend the state's constitution to define a fertilized egg as a person, a Abortion Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123893.php The name of an anonymous donor who gave $750,000 to the failed campaign to pass a 2006 ballot measure that would have outlawed most abortions should be released, a prosecutor argued on Monday before the state Supreme Court, the AP/Sioux City Journal reports. Secretary of State Chris Nelson (R) sued state Rep. Abortion Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123891.php Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, discussed her position on abortion rights and emergency contraception during an interview with CBS News' Katie Couric that aired on Tuesday, the Washington Post reports. Abortion Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/123664.php The following summarizes recent women's health-related blog entries.~ "The Palin-Biden Debate: Betting on Resurgent Social Issues," Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check: Social issues, such as abortion and sex education, are "certain to come up" during Thursday's vice presidential debate between Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) and Gov. Women's Health / Gynecology