Category: Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues

NOW Congratulates Kendrick Meek, All Endorsed Winners in Tuesday’s Primaries

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The National Organization for Women applauds Representative Kendrick Meek for his impressive victory in Florida’s Democratic primary last night. Meek defeated billionaire investor Jeff Greene, despite Greene’s estimated $25 million campaign spending and his particularly malicious attacks on Meek. NOW’s Political Action Committee enthusiastically endorsed Meek, who now becomes the first African American Senate nominee from the state of Florida. Meek will face the GOP candidate, former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, as well as Governor Charlie Crist, who is running as an independent, in the general election.

Anti-Abortion Groups in a Tizzy over FDA’s Approval of Ella

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On Aug. 13, the Food and Drug Administration approved ella, an emergency contraceptive pill effective up to five days after unprotected intercourse, for the U.S. market. Predictably, the usual suspects — the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America and other anti-abortion rights groups — are outraged.

Is Obama Pro-Choice?

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Abortion rights supporters cheered when President Obama lifted the Global Gag Rule during his first week in office, allowing international family planning service providers to reinstate funding lost during the Bush era. But from that first week we appear to have slipped into a period of more restriction on abortion rights, not less.