Lilli O’Donnell writes on PolicyMic: “The U.N. has taken a bold and progressive step by declaring access to contraception a human right, proposing that everyone in the world should be able to determine when and if to have children and saying only when th…
Joan Walsh writes for Salon: “The ‘legitimate rape’ debate put our focus back on the right of all women to make a tough decision for themselves.”
Amanda Terkel reports for The Huffington Post: “According to a CNN/ORC poll taken in August, the belief that victims of rape and incest should not be allowed to get an abortion is not held by mainstream Republicans. Seventy-six percent of Republicans bel…
Justin Elliott reports for Salon.com: “His young relative died tragically in an illegal abortion in 1963: Her untold story — and what it means for Romney.”
Steve Benen writes on The Maddow Blog: “[President] Obama seemed to summarize the thoughts of many when he said, ‘I don’t know how these guys come up with these ideas.’ It wasn’t long before the president connected the controversy to the bigger picture:…
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