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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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anti-abortion activists stories: 31 news summaries

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Notre Dame Splits on Obama Speech, Protests

Students excited about visit, not pleased with activists' tactics

May 13, 09 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - As President Obama's commencement speech at Notre Dame approaches, pro-life activists have converged on the campus with banners, planes, and plans for civil disobedience. But students, who expressed pride that the president chose their school, aren't too happy with the protests. "It cheapens the argument. As someone who is... More »

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Catholic Church • abortion rights • Right to Life • Notre Dame • commencement speech • civil disobedience • anti-abortion activists • President Obama

OPINION

Pro-Life Votes Are Obama's First Target in Culture War

Gay rights will come later, when it's easier: Douthat

May 12, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats pushed Barack Obama into the White House hoping he could end the culture wars—and when they say “end,” they mean “win,” writes Ross Douthat in the New York Times. Obama’s strategy: “Engage on abortion, and punt on gay rights.” Though he... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • abortion • gay marriage • pro-life • culture wars • anti-abortion activists • Election 2012 • President Obama

Swine Flu Emergency Is
a Cover-Up: Pro-Life Groups

Obama trying to push Sebelius nom through

Apr 28, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Is the swine flu emergency just an Obama administration plot? Anti-abortion groups think so, noting that confirmation hearings begin today for would-be Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “Some people think that declaring a state of emergency about the flu was a political thing to push the Sebelius nomination through,”... More »

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abortion • Health and Human Services • confirmation hearings • Kathleen Sebelius • anti-abortion activists • Homeland Security • swine flu

 Student's Planned 
 Parenthood 
 Sting Raises 
 Ire on YouTube 

Woman poses as 13-year-old in undercover exposé

Apr 26, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UCLA anti-abortion activist posing as a 13-year-old girl has been running an undercover campaign against Planned Parenthood and posting results on YouTube, the Los Angeles Times reports. Lila Rose, 20, visits branches posing as a minor impregnated by a 31-year-old man, and secretly videotapes what ensues. In several cases,... More »

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abortion • abortion rights • Planned Parenthood • undercover video • anti-abortion activists • statutory rape • Lila Rose

 Pro-Lifers Mobilize 
 Against Obama 

Decisions on abortion, stem cell research swell ranks of activists

Apr 13, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s 12 weeks in office have seen a huge surge in membership and activity in the pro-life movement, reports Politico. Groups say that while they knew before he took office the president supported abortion rights, the speed with which he has moved to repeal Bush-era rules on abortion... More »

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stem cell research • abortion • abortion rights • pro-life • anti-abortion activists • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Catholics are pulling out all the stops to quash the Freedom of Choice Act, peppering Congress and the White House with postcards and letters. There’s just one problem: There is no Freedom of Choice Act. The bill has been introduced in years past, but it isn’t... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • abortion rights • Catholic • US Supreme Court • George W. Bush • pro-life • anti-abortion activists

(Newser) - Barack Obama may support a woman's right to choose, but a new anti-abortion ad uses his own life story to argue against it, writes David Waters in his "On Faith" blog for the Washington Post. The spot shows a fetus in a womb as words appear on the screen:... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • anti-abortion activists

 36 Years After Roe, 
 Obama Affirms 
 Support for Choice 

Thousands protest on anniversary of landmark abortion ruling

Jan 22, 09 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama acknowledged the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade today by reaffirming his support for the abortion rights that ruling secured, CBS reports. “I remain committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose,” Obama said in a statement, adding that, regardless of political persuasion, reducing unwanted... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • RNC • abortion rights • Roe v. Wade • anti-abortion activists • Obama administration • President Obama

glossies

 Why Pro-Lifers 
 Shun Her Abortion Ban 

But 20-year-old who pioneered it fights on
in Colorado

Nov 1, 08 7:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Why is Kristi Burton not a pro-life star? The 21-year-old has single-handedly conceived and championed an amendment to Colorado’s constitution that, if approved by voters, would define a fetus as a person, paving the way for an abortion ban. But top pro-life organizations are keeping away from Burton and... More »

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abortion • Roe v. Wade • Colorado • anti-abortion activists

Google Changes Policy, Accepts Anti-Abortion Ads

Search engine settles after being sued for free-speech violations

Sep 17, 08 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google today changed its worldwide advertising policy to let anti-abortion groups buy space on its site, the London Times reports. Google previously banned pro-lifers from placing ads opposite abortion-related search terms, but a British group sued the company for violating activists’ free speech rights. Says one group member: The Christian... More »

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Google • abortion • online advertising • anti-abortion activists

Anti-Abortion Groups Use Grand Juries on Foes

New/old weapon springs from 19th-century statute

Jun 17, 08 3:01 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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abortion • abortion rights • Grand Jury • pro-life • anti-abortion activists • pro-choice activists

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