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Setback for Baltimore Ordinance Requiring Truth from Crisis Pregnancy Centers
In November 2009, we wrote about a Baltimore, MD, ordinance requiring crisis pregnancy centers to provide a disclaimer to potential customers stating the services provided at the center as well as services the center did not provide, such as abortion care. Yesterday,...
Tell Your Representative: No on HR 3
On January 20, 2011, U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced HR 3, the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortions Act” in the House of Representatives. The bill has 173 sponsors, including Speaker John Boehner. The bill would codify the Hyde Amendment, which...
Think Purple: Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
The PA House of Representatives joined the rest of the nation in recognizing January 2011 as “Cervical Cancer Awareness Month” in an effort to increase awareness about the risks and treatability of cervical cancer. Currently, cervical cancer is the second largest...
On Gosnell and the Stigma of Abortion
This week, Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams released a grand jury report [PDF] about the allegedly unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the Women’s Medical Society, an abortion clinic in West Philadelphia run by Kermit Gosnell. The report states that...
Lesbian and Gay Parenting Most Prevalent in the South; Couples and their Children Need Legal Protection
For the first time in 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau released the numbers of same-sex marriages reported in the United States and data about their relationships. The decision to release this information reversed a Bush-era policy that prohibited the release of this...
