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Anti-Choice Groups Rent Space Near Later-Term Abortion Provider LeRoy Carhart

Posted on March 31, 2011
Wash. Post: Anti-abortion rights groups rent space near controversial abortion provider, by Michelle Boorstein: Two groups that oppose abortion rights have rented office space across a small Germantown parking lot from LeRoy Carhart, one of the few doctors in the...

New Arizona Law Criminalizes Abortion Based on Embryo or Fetus's Sex or Race

Posted on March 31, 2011
ABC News: Arizona Outlaws Abortions Based on Race or Sex of Fetus, by Ellen Tumposky: Doctors Could Face Prison Sentences Under New Measure Arizona has made it a crime to perform an abortion because of the sex or race of...

New Virginia Law Could Force Most of State's Abortion Clinics to Close

Posted on March 30, 2011
Virginia Politics (Washington Post blog): McDonnell signs bill regulating abortion clinics as hospitals, by Rosalind S. Helderman: Gov. Bob Mc­Don­nell (R) has signed a bill into law that requires clinics where first-trimester abortions are performed to be regulated as hospitals...

"Fetal Pain" Bill Poised to Become Law in Kansas

Posted on March 30, 2011
The Topeka Capital-Journal: House adopts voter, abortion bills, by Tim Carpenter: The House moved Tuesday to send Gov. Sam Brownback legislation imposing new ID and citizenship requirements for voters as well as an abortion bill linking restrictions on the procedure...

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More Theorizing About the Increased Attacks on Abortion Rights

Posted on March 30, 2011
Salon: What's really driving the GOP's abortion war, by Amanda Marcotte: When Republicans profited from the miserable economy to sweep up huge wins in last fall's election, most political watchers figured they knew what was coming: budget cuts, privatization of...

Lawsuit Filed Against NYC Law Regulating "Crisis Pregnancy Centers"

Posted on March 30, 2011
New York Daily News: Lawsuit filed to stop law aimed at unmasking anti-abortion counseling offices, by Scott Shifrel: A lawsuit filed Friday is trying to scuttle a new city law aimed at unmasking anti-abortion counseling offices that pose as health...

Senator Scott Brown's Murky Stance on Planned Parenthood Funding

Posted on March 30, 2011
Politico: Brown's Planned Parenthood dodge?, by Sarah Kliff: Sen. Scott Brown is coming under increasing pressure from both sides of the aisle to clarify whether or not he opposes defunding Planned Parenthood. Abortion rights supporters lauded a Monday statement from...

Sex::Tech 2011: San Francisco, April 1 & 2

Posted on March 30, 2011
ISIS, Inc. presents the 4th annual Sex::Tech, a conference on new media, youth, and sexual health: Sex::Tech 2011 is poised to be better than ever. We have a few registration slots left, so best to grab them up today. We're...

Examining the Surge in Abortion Bills

Posted on March 30, 2011
Time Magazine - Swampland Blog: What's Behind the Surge of Abortion Bills?, by Katy Steinmetz: The political climate is what some have called a ?perfect storm? for anti-abortion activists seeking to curb the procedure and make direct attacks on Roe...

Preserving Friendship in the Face of Infertility

Posted on March 30, 2011
Slate Magazine: Infertility Is Wrecking Our Friendship, by Lucinda Rosenfeld: I can't even mention my kids to my friend who is having trouble conceiving without her crying. What should I do? Dear Friend or Foe, My very close friend "Janette"...

Cuts to U.S. International Family Planning Assistance Would Have Devastating Impact

Posted on March 30, 2011
Guttmacher News Release: DEEP CUTS TO U.S. INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING ASSISTANCE WOULD HAVE DEVASTATING IMPACT: Cuts Would Jeopardize Lives and Health of Women in Poor Countries, Cripple Highly Effective U.S. Global Health Effort Thousands of women in poor countries would...

GOP Presidential Candidate Blames "Abortion Culture" For Under-Funded Social Security

Posted on March 30, 2011
The Hill - Ballot Box Blog: Santorum says 'abortion culture' to blame for problems with Social Security, by Shane D'Aprile: Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Tuesday that America's "abortion culture" is at the heart of problems with the nation's...

NAWL Student Writing Competition: Entries Due May 1, 2011

Posted on March 28, 2011
National Association of Women Lawyers Student Writing Contest: Opportunities for Law Students: Currently, the National Association of Women Lawyers is soliciting entries for the Fifth Annual Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition. The competition carries a $500 prize for...

CSBR Sexuality Institute 2011: Applications Due April 15, 2011

Posted on March 28, 2011
Via the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR): Date: July 16-23, 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) is pleased to announce the 4th CSBR Sexuality Institute...

Op-Ed Discusses Dangers of Prohibiting Private Insurance Coverage of Abortion

Posted on March 28, 2011
Huffington Post: Insurance Bans on Abortion Go for the Jugular, by Carlton W. Veazey: An unprecedented drive to ban insurance coverage of abortion has been gaining momentum since the health care law was signed a year ago, yet very little...

Beth Burkstrand-Reid on Abortion Politics and Assisted Reproductive Technology

Posted on March 27, 2011
Beth Burkstrand-Reid (University of Nebraska at Lincoln, College of Law) has posted The More Things Change...:Abortion Politics & the Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Abortion and assisted reproductive technology (?ART?) may seem paradoxical in...

Poll Shows Montanans Oppose State Constitutional Amendment to Ban Abortion

Posted on March 25, 2011
Missoulian: Poll: Most in Montana against amendment on abortion ban, sales tax, by Mike Dennison: HELENA - Do a majority of Montanans want to amend the state Constitution to ban abortion? Impose a sales tax? Vote by mail? Or have...

New South Dakota Abortion Law Requires "Pregnancy Center" Visit and Three-Day Waiting Period

Posted on March 23, 2011
The New York Times: S.D. Requires Visit to Pregnancy Center Before Abortion, by A.G. Sulzberger: The sign out front advertises free pregnancy tests, information about abortion and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. But it is not an abortion clinic ?...

Congressional Briefing on Women?s Human Rights in Africa: Monday, March 28, 2011

Posted on March 23, 2011
Georgetown Law?s Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program in cooperation with Congresswomen Louise Slaughter invite you to a Congressional Briefing addressing Women?s Human Rights in Africa: Speakers Makda Tessema (Ethiopia) What Next? The Practice of Female...

Legal Uncertainty Surrounds Delaware's Abortion Law

Posted on March 21, 2011
The News Journal: Delaware law on abortion trapped in legal limbo, by Sean O'Sullivan & Chad Livengood: Indicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell routinely started late-term abortion procedures at the Atlantic Women's Medical Services clinic in Wilmington and then ordered his...

Richard Storrow on Cross-Border Assisted Reproductive Services

Posted on March 21, 2011
Richard F. Storrow (CUNY School of Law) has posted Travel into the Future of Reproductive Technology on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Today, cross-border assisted reproductive care can in many cases be pursued with impunity, given the policy of free...

State Legislatures Test Limits of Roe v. Wade

Posted on March 21, 2011
CBS News: Abortion battles spring up nationwide as states test the limits of Roe v. Wade, by Stephanie Condon: In Ohio on March 2, two fetuses "testified" before the Ohio House on behalf of the so-called "heartbeat bill." The hearing...

Study Examines Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Fetuses

Posted on March 15, 2011
TIME: Study: Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk of Stillbirth, Birth Defects, by Hans Villarica: Note to expectant fathers: Stop smoking. A new review paper by University of Nottingham researchers found that secondhand-smoke exposure increased the risk of stillbirth by 23% in...

Examining the Phenomenon of Women Revealing Pregancy Test Results Online

Posted on March 15, 2011
Slate - DoubleX: WombTube: The odd and addictive videos of women who reveal their pregnancy test results online, by Marisa Meltzer: Even though we've never met, I saw Kasey announce her pregnancy before she told her best friend, or her...

Putting Pregnancy Folklore Under the Microscope

Posted on March 15, 2011
LA Times: Pregnancy myths, by Kendall Powell: Old wives' tales and maternity go hand in hand. But often the advice isn't backed up by science. Once a woman becomes visibly pregnant, it isn't long before she's being asked extremely personal...

Canada Clinics Explore Donation as Solution to Growing Supply of Unused Frozen Embryos

Posted on March 15, 2011
Vancouver Sun: Embryo ethics: Finding a home for Canada?s frozen 'orphans', by Sharon Kirkey: Tens of thousands of human embryos hang in cold storage in Canada?s fertility clinics, an unknown number of which are ?orphans.? Increasingly, however, clinics are preparing...

Surgery Helps Male Cancer Survivors Preserve Fertility

Posted on March 15, 2011
Newswise: Male Cancer Survivors Find Path to Fertility and Are Able to Have Families Following Pioneering Sperm Extraction Surgery: An intricate procedure that finds and carefully removes individual sperm from testicular tissue has made fathers of men who were once...

Effects of Radiation Exposure on Pregnancy

Posted on March 14, 2011
Economix (New York Times blog): Radiation and Pregnancy, by David Leonhardt: Douglas Almond, a Columbia University economist who has studied the effects of the Chernobyl disaster, is concerned that the Japanese government may not be doing enough to warn pregnant...

Nebraska Post-20-Week Ban Prevents Woman from Aborting Fetus Destined to Die Upon Birth

Posted on March 14, 2011
DesMoinesRegister.com: Her baby wasn't expected to live, but Nebraska law banned abortion, by Jason Clayworth: Danielle Deaver cradled her daughter, knowing the newborn's gasps would slowly subside, and the baby would die. Through tear-blurred eyes, she looked her daughter over...

Missouri House Approves Post-20-Week Ban

Posted on March 14, 2011
OzarksFirst.com: Missouri House Passes Late-Term Abortion Bill, by Dick Aldrich: The Missouri House of Representatives Monday gave first-round approval to a bill that establishes 20 weeks as the viability age of a fetus and limited the parameters of when and...

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