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Abortion Archive

Archives for December 2015

Politics
The new anti-abortion laws states passed in 2015, mappedThe new anti-abortion laws states passed in 2015, mapped
Politics

These were some of the major trends in anti-abortion legislation in 2015.

By Emily Crockett
Culture
Your TV is lying to you about who has abortionsYour TV is lying to you about who has abortions
Culture

TV plot lines about abortion tend to focus on white, childless teenagers. That’s not the reality.

By Emily Crockett
Politics
The bizarre new allegations about Planned Parenthood and landfills, explainedThe bizarre new allegations about Planned Parenthood and landfills, explained
Politics

Ohio’s attorney general found no evidence that Planned Parenthood was “selling” fetal tissue, but he also made some weird claims that the provider is throwing fetuses in landfills. What’s going on?

By Emily Crockett
Politics
Hiking the alcohol tax could help fight gonorrhea as effectively as distributing condomsHiking the alcohol tax could help fight gonorrhea as effectively as distributing condoms
Politics

It may sound like a buzzkill, but it’s good for public health.

By German Lopez
Politics
In statehouses and courthouses, there’s growing pushback against anti-abortion harassmentIn statehouses and courthouses, there’s growing pushback against anti-abortion harassment
Politics

A DC charter school is suing anti-abortion activists, and other recent attempts to curb the worst of protest activity.

By Emily Crockett
Abortion
The pro-life case against killing abortion providersThe pro-life case against killing abortion providers
Abortion

Most mainstream abortion opponents agree that violence is a grossly inappropriate action to protest the termination of pregnancies.

By Sarah Kliff
Criminal Justice
Planned Parenthood shooting suspect’s courtroom outburst: “I’m a warrior for the babies”Planned Parenthood shooting suspect’s courtroom outburst: “I’m a warrior for the babies”
Criminal Justice

After this extended courtroom rant, it’s hard to argue that we don’t know the alleged attacker’s motive.

By Emily Crockett
Explainers
Planned Parenthood shooting suspect calls himself “a warrior for the babies”Planned Parenthood shooting suspect calls himself “a warrior for the babies”
Explainers

How heated debates about abortion and gun violence have risen to the forefront after the shooting.

By German Lopez
Politics
What life was like at abortion clinics after the Planned Parenthood shootingWhat life was like at abortion clinics after the Planned Parenthood shooting
Politics

The morning after the deadliest attack ever against abortion providers, employees and volunteers at Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health clinics across the country went back to work.

By Emily Crockett
Health Care
Stat check: No, women couldn’t just “go somewhere else” if Planned Parenthood closedStat check: No, women couldn’t just “go somewhere else” if Planned Parenthood closed
Health Care

Researchers have found that when Planned Parenthood clinics close, other clinics do not step up to fill the gap.

By Sarah Kliff
Explainers
Senate takes initial steps to defund Planned ParenthoodSenate takes initial steps to defund Planned Parenthood
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Explainers

The abortion-defunding fight wasn’t always waged this way.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
Poll: Most Americans think attacks on abortion clinics are “domestic terrorism”Poll: Most Americans think attacks on abortion clinics are “domestic terrorism”
Politics

And this was before the Colorado Springs attack.

By Emily Crockett
Abortion
40 years of attacks on abortion clinics, mapped40 years of attacks on abortion clinics, mapped
Abortion

Since 1977 there have been eight murders, 17 attempted murders, 42 bombings, and 186 arsons targeted at abortion clinics and providers across the United States. In some cases, a small group of clinics have been targeted multiple times.

By Sarah Frostenson
Politics
The Southern Baptist Convention rejected violence against abortion providers 20 years agoThe Southern Baptist Convention rejected violence against abortion providers 20 years ago
Politics

If abortion is really no different from genocide or slavery, then why wouldn’t armed resistance be called for? The nation’s largest Protestant Christian denomination explains why.

By Emily Crockett
Politics
Ted Cruz’s bizarre, flimsy description of the alleged Planned Parenthood shooterTed Cruz’s bizarre, flimsy description of the alleged Planned Parenthood shooter
Politics

The Republican presidential candidate called the shooting suspect “a transgendered leftist activist.”

By German Lopez