Reproductive Rights
Why Did She Wait So Long? Later Abortions and the Implications of the New Nebraska Ban
- Category: Reproductive Rights
By Susan Yanow and Kimberley Bullard
*The stories in this article are true summaries of women who presented for services at the ParkMed Physicians clinic in New York during 2009. Details have been changed to protect the anonymity of the women.
At 17, Rachel* was a high school senior when her steady boyfriend forced her to have sex. Rachel’s period was not regular, and like her family, Rachel had always considered herself pro-life. When she finally realized that she was pregnant and thought about her strong desire to go to college and her life goals, she realized that for her, abortion was the right decision.
Clinic in Charlotte Faces Continued Threats of Violence
- Category: Reproductive Rights
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Above: Operation Save America in action in front of Charlotte clinic. The shirt reads: Jesus is the Judge, therefore: The following report was filed by a World Can't Wait activist from North Carolina, where a local man was arrested last week for his plans to bomb an abortion clinc. See the article from the Charlotte Observer for background info.
Charlotte NC, 9/11/2010
By Scott Trent
There’s the article I was going to write, and then there’s this one.
I was going to write about driving to Charlotte to join in the defense of a beloved abortion clinic there, and about how naïve I was.
Albuquerque Rallies for Choice, Against “Operation Rescue”
- Category: Reproductive Rights
By Clayton Jarratt, Albuquerque organizer involved in mobilizing against anti-abortion "Operation Rescue"
Report from Threatened Abortion Clinic in Charlotte
- Category: Reproductive Rights
By Scott Trent
Over seventy people turned out in Charlotte today to defend a clinic that has been harassed every weekend for several years by anti-woman religious zealots… and kept the goons and creeps in Operation Save America from even turning up.
Obama to Women: I am not your Friend
- Category: Reproductive Rights
By Lina Thorne
Abortion Providers are Heroes: Opposing “Operation Fascist Theocracy” in Charlotte, NC
- Category: Reproductive Rights
By Scott Trent
Operation "Save America" Threatens Clinic in North Carolina
- Category: Reproductive Rights
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with "Internship" in the subject line. Write what you think of World Can't Wait's mission and our plans, particularly around abortion rights. Enthusiasm is much more important than experience!
By Debra Sweet, Director of World Can't Wait
DR. GEORGE TILLER: HERO
Interns Needed!
Dr. George Tiller was killed almost a year ago, on May 31, 2009. His murder, for World Can't Wait, and others, brought a renewed commitment to stand up for women, and build a movement to stop the spreading attacks on abortion & birth control. Access to abortion is as limited now as it's ever been since 1973, with new laws in 10 states being considered, and these passed:
* Nebraska has criminalized abortions after 20 weeks -- that's before viability! This law, which is in direct violation of Roe, is designed only to stop Dr. Leroy Carhart from working in Nebraka. It will be challenged in the courts -- but it could also be the basis for the Roberts Supreme Court to overturn Roe.
Center for Reproductive Rights Files Lawsuit against Oklahoma’s Ultrasound Requirement
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04.27.10 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a challenge against Oklahoma legislation which prohibits a woman from getting an abortion unless she first has an ultrasound, is shown the ultrasound image and listens to her doctor describe the image in detail. The lawsuit follows the Oklahoma Senate voting to override Governor Brad Henry’s veto of the legislation this afternoon.
Statement from Dr. LeRoy Carhart on Nebraska Abortion Bills
- Category: Reproductive Rights
(PRESS RELEASE) Dr. LeRoy Carhart, a Nebraska abortion provider, issued a statement regarding the two abortion bills signed into law yesterday by Governor Dave Heineman. One law bans abortion after 20-weeks of pregnancy. The other requires doctors to perform extensive screenings of women for any "risk factors" before providing an abortion.
March 10: Abortion Providers Appreciation Day
- Category: Reproductive Rights
By Debra Sweet
Convicted… After Being Given a Stage to Justify Murder of Abortion Doctors
- Category: Reproductive Rights
From Revolution newspaper 
Reproductive Rights