Abortion foes win a round in health overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) - Abortion foes have scored a victory and traditional allies of the Obama administration are grumbling about a decision to ban most abortion coverage in insurance pools for those unable...
View ArticleGovernment estimates millions drive drunk in US
WASHINGTON (AP) - An estimated 17 million people have driven while drunk at least once on U.S. streets and highways in the course of a year, according to a government study released Wednesday. A...
View ArticleAbortion foes push fetal heartbeat bills in states
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A nationwide coalition of anti-abortion groups said Wednesday it is preparing to push legislation in all 50 states requiring that pregnant women see and hear the fetal heartbeat...
View ArticleBill would ban abortions based on sex or race
NEW YORK (AP) - The practice of sex-selection abortion, usually targeting a female fetus due to parental preference for a son, has few defenders in the United States. Yet a proposed federal ban is...
View ArticleMultistate personhood push kindles abortion debate
NEW YORK (AP) - In poll after poll, Americans say the economy is the paramount issue facing the nation, with hot-button social issues trailing far behind. Nonetheless, abortion will likely be in the...
View ArticleBachmann speaks at St. Paul anti-abortion rally
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Rep. Michele Bachmann predicted Sunday that the November elections will end abortion as she made her first public appearance in Minnesota since dropping out of the Republican...
View ArticleExperts: Marriage ban's path to high court unclear
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Conservative critics like to point out that the federal appeals court that just declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional has its decisions overturned by...
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Pa. vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill
(AP) - Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised...
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Christian insurance participants losing coverage
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A Christians-only health insurance plan will be allowed to continue coverage for Kentucky members until Jan. 1. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate made that decision on...
View ArticleCatholic bishops stay course on gay marriage fight
BALTIMORE (AP) - A subdued U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops acknowledged Monday that voters rejected the stands they took against gay marriage and birth control, but church leaders gave no sign they...
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40 years of abortion
UPI - The nation marked the 40th anniversary last week of Roe vs. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that recognized a woman's right to an abortion. But the debates over abortion, and over...
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ND lawmakers define life as starting at conception
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota didn't set out to become the abortion debate's new epicenter. It happened by accident, after a legislative caucus that once vetted abortion bills languished, leaving...
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Obama celebrates Planned Parenthood, avoids saying abortion
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Obama Friday avoided the word "abortion" in a speech to a Planned Parenthood conference at a Washington hotel. Obama talked of newly adopted laws in North Dakota...
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ESPN bows to pressure; will run ad that mentions Jesus
ESPN unexpectedly became a casualty of the "War on Christmas," forcing the network to reverse course Thursday and agree to air a television spot from Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation that...
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After 40 years, March for Life expands
When the March for Life first stepped off in 1973 in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's legalization of abortion, Dr. Jack Kevorkian had not begun to advertise "death counseling," capital punishment...
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