Archive for the ‘Abortion’ Category

March 30th, 2011

Barbarism

by Mark Kleiman
Category: Abortion, Religion and Politics, Uncategorized

… in rural Bangaladesh and in Indiana. The links between religious fanaticism and misogyny are strong, no matter which holy book the fanatics pretend to read.

Posted: Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 at 9:13 pm
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February 5th, 2011

Support Planned Parenthood

by Harold Pollack
Category: Abortion

Planned Parenthood is once again the target of Congressional attack. No organization has done more to promote reproductive autonomy or maternal and child health.

Posted: Saturday, February 5th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
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November 15th, 2009

What happens to health insurance rates when abortion coverage is excluded?

by Mark Kleiman
Category: Abortion, Health Care

The RNC is dropping abortion coverage from hits heath insurance. Is that saving them any money?

Posted: Sunday, November 15th, 2009 at 1:19 am
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November 11th, 2009

Gaming out Stupak

by Mark Kleiman
Category: Abortion

Even if the damned thing becomes law, why won’t insurance companies offer retroactive abortion-coverage riders? Termination is cheaper than carrying to term.

Posted: Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
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June 9th, 2009

The terrorists win one

by Mark Kleiman
Category: Abortion, Terrorism and its control

George Tiller’s clinic will remain closed permanently. The closest abortion services to Wichita are now three hours away: not late-term abortion services, *any* abortion services.
What are we going to do about it?

Posted: Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
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June 1st, 2009

Department of “Huh?”

by Mark Kleiman
Category: Abortion

Contraception and adoption have roughly nothing to offer in reducing the number of late-term abortions.

Posted: Monday, June 1st, 2009 at 5:42 pm
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