Washington Post blogger Garance Franke-Ruta writes on “44 Politics and Policy” about NOW’s disappointment in the president’s signing of the executive order: “NOW expressed strong displeasure Sunday with Obama’s statement, part of a compromise the preside…
Washington Post’s Rob Stein reports on reaction from NOW and other pro-choice groups about the signing of the executive order: “President Obama, who quietly signed an executive order Wednesday reaffirming that no federal funds can be used for abortion,…
Washington Post blogger Michael D. Shear writes in “44 Politics and Policy” about the message President Obama sent out by signing the executive order behind the glare of the press: “With Sunday’s executive order on abortion, the president and his lawyer…
Shackling of pregnant women is an alarming trend in United States’ prisons. Only six states in the U.S. have laws expressly condemning the practice. The Pennsylvania legislature recently introduced an anti-shackling bill that received unanimous approval in the Judiciary Committee, and Washington state has a proposed bill hopefully being introduced soon. As more women are being incarcerated as a result of increasingly harsh drug laws, the number of pregnant women in prison has also increased, making shackling an even more pressing issue.
The 37th anniversary of the Roe decision took place just days after CBS violated its own policy of turning down socially controversial ads to accept Focus on the Family’s anti-abortion rights spot (suspiciously, CBS would later announce a change in policy after accepting the ad). Jan. 22 was also the opening day of Scott Roeder’s trial for the murder of Dr. George Tiller, an abortion provider in Wichita, Kansas. NOW, Feminist Majority, National Abortion Federation, and others tracking anti-abortion violence recognize Dr. Tiller’s murder as domestic terrorism.
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