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  • August 2008

    • Mexico Court Backs Liberal Abortion Law

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 29, 08 8:21 CDT

      Mexico Court Backs Liberal Abortion Law

      (Newser) - Mexico's Supreme Court has upheld Mexico City's liberal abortion law, saying that to do otherwise would be a "violation of the fundamental rights of women." Abortions in the capital city are legal for any reason during the first three months of pregnancy. Other Mexican states will likely liberalize their laws in the wake of the ruling, reports the Christian Science Monitor . More »

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      Mexico  • abortion  • Mexico City  • El Salvador

    • 54% Against Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 28, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      54% Against Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban

      (Newser) - Though California voters are evenly divided over whether gay couples should be allowed to wed, more than half believe it shouldn’t be barred by law, a Los Angeles Times poll finds. Some 54% of likely voters oppose a November ballot measure that would define marriage as only between a man and a woman; 40% support Proposition 8. More »

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      election 2008  • California  • gay marriage  • abortion  • Proposition 8

    • Obama Campaign Asks Pelosi to Quiet Down

      American Spectator  |  Aug 27, 08 12:36 PM CDT

      Obama Campaign Asks Pelosi to Quiet Down

      (Newser) - Nancy Pelosi has been politely asked by Barack Obama’s campaign to refrain from making more public statements, the American Spectator reports. The House Speaker is reportedly angry about not being more included in campaign decision-making, and Catholic fury over her bungled answer to the “when does life begin?” question on Meet the Press has threatened to undermine Obama’s delicate handling. More »

    • GOP Base 'Imploring' McCain: No Pro-Choice VP

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 22, 08 2:35 PM CDT

      GOP Base 'Imploring' McCain: No Pro-Choice VP

      (Newser) - John McCain’s been making the Republican base mighty uneasy with hints of a pro-choice running mate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though McCain touts his “proud pro-life record,” pro-choice potentials Tom Ridge and Joe Lieberman have been on the receiving end of McCain's praise recently, a move that had conservative Laura Ingraham "literally imploring" McCain to uphold his "great pro-life record." More »

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      John McCain  • abortion  • Joe Lieberman  • Tom Ridge

    • Bush Rule Shields Docs Who Deny Women Abortions, Pill

      Washington Post  |  Aug 22, 08 5:32 CDT

      Bush Rule Shields Docs Who Deny Women Abortions, Pill

      (Newser) - Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers would have the right to refuse to provide abortion services, contraception or even information on preventing or ending pregnancies under a controversial new regulation issued by the Bush administration. The proposed rule would force hospitals, clinics and other health care providers to accommodate employees' moral objections or lose federal funding, reports the Washington Post .   More »

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      abortion  • contraception  • conception  • Plan B  • Health and Human Services  • Mike Leavitt  • bioethics

    • McCain Weighs Pro-Choice Running Mate

      National Review  |  Aug 19, 08 9:20 CDT

      McCain Weighs Pro-Choice Running Mate

      (Newser) - John McCain's campaign has been pitching the idea of a pro-choice running mate to key state GOP officials around the country, reports the National Review . McCain wants to know how hostile conservative grass-roots activists would be and whether he can win their support if he selects a pro-choice VP such as ex-homeland security secretary Tom Ridge. More »

    • Young Evangelical Vote Is Up For Grabs

      Washington Post  |  Aug 15, 08 12:29 PM CDT

      Young Evangelical Vote Is Up For Grabs

      (Newser) - When Barack Obama and John McCain meet with pastor Rick Warren tomorrow, they’ll be fighting for the future of an increasingly split evangelical voting block, the Washington Post reports. Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life, is at the forefront of a movement rippling through young evangelicals and prompting them to focus on issues outside the normal Republican purview, like AIDS, poverty, and climate change. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • environment  • religion  • gay marriage  • abortion  • evangelicals  • Republican evangelicals  • Rick Warren

    • McCain Won't Rule Out Pro-Choice VP

      ABC News  |  Aug 14, 08 4:41 PM CDT

      McCain Won't Rule Out Pro-Choice VP

      (Newser) - John McCain would consider a run for the White House with a pro-choice veep at his side, ABC News reports. When asked about Tom Ridge, McCain told the Weekly Standard that the former Homeland Security chief shouldn’t be “ruled out” for the No. 2 job because he supports abortion rights. Dem-turned-Independent Joe Lieberman, another McCain short-lister, is also pro-choice. More »

    • Dem Platform Reaches Out to Pro-Lifers

      Washington Post  |  Aug 13, 08 12:53 PM CDT

      Dem Platform Reaches Out to Pro-Lifers

      (Newser) - The Obama campaign is reaching out to Catholics, evangelicals, and other anti-abortion swing voters by adjusting the language of the official Democratic platform on the controversial issue, Alec MacGillis writes in the Washington Post . The new party plank moves "closer to the middle ground where most Americans reside—not wanting to criminalize abortions, but wanting to reduce the number performed." More »

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      Barack Obama  • religion  • Catholic Church  • abortion  • Democratic Party  • evangelicals  • Roe v. Wade  • party platform

    • Abortion Swells Obama's Woes With Catholics

      New York Times  |  Aug 7, 08 9:05 CDT

      Abortion Swells Obama's Woes With Catholics

      (Newser) - Democrats are making a major push for Catholic voters, a demographic that decisively chose George W. Bush over the Catholic John Kerry in 2004. To win back a once-reliable constituency, Democrats may offer a convention speaking slot to Bob Casey, the Pennsylvania senator who opposes abortion rights. Even so, the New York Times reports, getting Catholics to vote Barack Obama may be difficult. More »

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      Barack Obama  • George W. Bush  • abortion  • John Kerry  • Kathleen Sebelius  • Catholics  • Tim Kaine  • Bob Casey  • Roman Catholic Church

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • Evangelical Dobson Slams Obama

      Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 08 12:23 PM CDT

      Evangelical Dobson Slams Obama

      (Newser) - One of the country's most prominent evangelical leaders says Barack Obama is "distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own world view," the AP reports. Focus on the Family head James Dobson recorded an 18-minute screed that was released ahead of his radio show today, accusing Obama of “dragging biblical understanding through the gutter.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • abortion  • radio  • evangelicals  • Bible  • Constitution  • James Dobson  • Focus on the Family

    • Anti-Abortion Groups Use Grand Juries on Foes

      New York Times  |  Jun 17, 08 3:01 PM CDT

      Anti-Abortion Groups Use Grand Juries on Foes

      (Newser) - Anti-abortion activists in Kansas are using an obscure 19th-century statute to convene grand juries to hear evidence against abortion-performing doctors, the New York Times reports. In several states, citizens who collect enough signatures can circumvent prosecutors and order their own investigation of an alleged crime. A Kansas doctor, for example, is being investigated to see if he performs illegal late-term abortions. More »

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      abortion  • abortion rights  • pro-life  • pro-choice activists

    • Anti-Obama Evangelical Writes Pro-Obama Book

      Politico  |  Jun 16, 08 4:35 PM CDT

      Anti-Obama Evangelical Writes Pro-Obama Book

      (Newser) - Stephen Mansfield expects to cast his ballot against Barack Obama in November. But that hasn’t stopped him from writing an admiring book about the candidate's religious profile— The Faith of Barack Obama —which argues that the candidate may well steal young evangelical voters away from John McCain. McCain is “clumsy when it comes to religion,” Mansfield tells Politico, in stark contrast to Obama’s “fluency” in the language of Christianity. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • book  • abortion  • evangelicals  • Christianity  • abortion rights  • Republican evangelicals

    • O'Connor's Imprint Fades

      USA Today  |  Jun 10, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      O'Connor's Imprint Fades

      (Newser) - Even as Sandra Day O’Connor public profile as an advocate for Alzheimer’s disease research grows, the legal imprint of the first woman Supreme Court justice is fading, USA Today reports. Since her departure, the Roberts court has shifted course on abortion and retreated from positions supported by her swing vote on affirmative action and campaign finance. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • abortion  • law  • John Roberts  • Samuel Alito  • Sandra Day O'Connor  • integration  • Samuel A. Alito  • justices

    • 'Obamacon' Denied Communion

      Washington Post  |  Jun 3, 08 4:07 PM CDT

      'Obamacon' Denied Communion

      (Newser) - The question of whether pro-choice Catholic politicians should take Communion is a familiar one in election years, but in 2008 it has a new twist. A Repubilcan abortion opponent, onetime Reagan administration official, and private citizen who supports Barack Obama was denied Communion in April. EJ Dionne of the Washington Post tells the story of Douglas Kmiec, "one of the nation's leading 'Obamacons.'" More »

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      Barack Obama  • Republicans  • Catholic Church  • abortion  • Barack Obama supporters  • abortion rights  • Catholic

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