On Friday, Jan. 22, the National Organization for Women (NOW) will hold its annual rally and vigil at the U.S. Supreme Court, commemorating and celebrating the 37th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision affirming women’s constitutional right to abortion.
Boston Globe’s Matt Viser quotes Massachusetts NOW President Christina Knowles about the US Senate race in Massachusetts: “With the special US Senate election less than a week away, abortion reemerged as a major flashpoint yesterday as Martha Coakley’s…
Monica Davey of The New York Times writes: “When the trial of the man accused of murdering a doctor who performed late-term abortions begins on Monday in Wichita, Kan., Troy Newman, the leader of Operation Rescue, an anti-abortion group with headquarters…
The Associated Press reports: “Jury selection in the trial of a man charged with killing one of the nation’s few late-term abortion doctors was delayed Monday after prosecutors challenged a judge’s decision to allow the defense to build a case for a less…
The U.S. Senate sent a last-minute holiday “gift” which half the country will find difficult to accept. In a disappointing move that sets women’s reproductive rights back, the U.S. Senate voted on final passage of its version of health care reform. Last weekend Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) sealed the 60th vote by caving into Sen. Ben Nelson’s (D-Neb.) demands with a “compromise” that would eventually do away with private as well as public insurance coverage for abortion care. This dangerous provision not only further stigmatizes abortion care but it makes it nearly impossible for any health plans to offer comprehensive coverage.
Tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE America Act.