ABORTION

An abortion is the ending of a pregnancy before full term brought about either by artificial means or through natural occurrence (in which case it is more commonly termed a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"). Two main methods of abortion are used in modern medicine, surgical and medical (using hormone tablets). Historically many other highly dangerous methods have been used.

There is considerable variation in abortion law around the world, ranging from the Netherlands which has abortion on request up to 22 weeks' gestation (and one of the world's lowest abortion rates), to Britain where it is legal up to 24 weeks (although a woman must get two doctors' signatures to approve the procedure), to Nicaragua, where there is a total ban on the procedure (which has been described as a denial of women's basic rights).

Bloggers using the tag are likely to be debating the legal and moral aspects of abortion. This is particularly a highly emotional issue within American politics.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “ABORTION”

• "Repeat" Abortion Rate Among Teens, Young Adults Increases in United Kingdom: What Can Be Done?

  
  RHRealityCheck.org — Authority: 691
  This article was originally published in the Guardian.com and is reposted here in partnership with Scarleteen.com . In 2008, over 5,000 UK women under the age of 20 had an abortion that was not their first . As was made clear by the alarmist headlines following the publication of those numbers, this is a ...
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• Emergency Contraception Banned in Peru

  
  RHRealityCheck.org — Authority: 691
  In mid-October, the Peruvian Constitutional Court—the highestcourt in Peru--issued a ruling banning the free distribution in the publichealth system of the Emergency Contraception pill (EC) arguing that it is anabortifacient.   The tribunal didnot ban the sale of EC pills in private pharmacies because it only has ...
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• Gore poleaxed by source Dr Maslowski

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 133
  Gore et al uses “ballpark” figures as reason we should destroy the world economy to “fix” the global warming scam. There are many kinds of truth. Al Gore was poleaxed by an inconvenient one yesterday. The former US Vice-President, who became an unlikely figurehead for the green movement after narrating ...
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• Gitmo North public hearing to be held after deal done

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 133
  35-90 terrorists out of 210 would come to Thomson. Where are the rest going? The US government is set to announce a plan to use a prison in the state of Illinois to house inmates from Guantanamo Bay, according to US media reports. The near-empty facility in the rural town of Thomson could be used to house ...
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• Watch the feminists argue for legalized 3rd trimester abortions in Texas

  
  BIG BLUE WAVE — Authority: 546
  Man and mistress charged after alleged abortion, backyard burial in San Juan SAN JUAN — Ruby Lee Medina’s mother said she already named her unborn grandson, who was due in March 2010. Instead, baby Noel was born last week during an apparent backroom abortion. The incident was punctuated by the unborn childs ...
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• Wanna Know How Warped We Are?

  
  Creative Minority Report — Authority: 663
  A San Juan woman is under arrest. What did she do? I warn you this is horrible so you may want to just skip this story. a mother-to-be took Xanax that shed allegedly gotten without a prescription from Mexico. She intentionally took a lot in order to induce early labor. One side effect of Xanax is, I guess, abortion. ...
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• TV Ad Uses Dad’s Words To Influence Casey On Obamacare

  
  Bucks Right — Authority: 134
  Patriots at The Susan B. Anthony list are slated to spend $40,000 on television ads telling Senator Casey to vote against the Senate’s health care bill, which provides federal funding for abortions, using the words of his pro-life late father to try to convince him.“Senator Casey, who calls himself pro-life, will ...
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• BREAKING: Rwandan Parliament to Vote Wednesday on Criminalization of Homosexuality

  
  RHRealityCheck.org — Authority: 691
  Rwanda.  Yes, Rwanda. When I first saw the email heading, I thought it might be wrong.  The human rights community has for some weeks now been focusing on a bill in Uganda--on which a vote is expected any day--to criminalize homosexuality.  The Uganda bill, on which the White House only just released a statement ...
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• President Obortion?

  
  South DaCola — Authority: 441
  I see Cow Pasture Doohickey’s t-shirt design came true
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• Either Vote to Fund Abortion Or Ill Shut Down Your Air Base

  
  HolyCoast.com — Authority: 565
  I was just listening to Hugh Hewitt who had some inside info on the meeting between the Senate Dems and Obama regarding the Obamacare bill. While changes have been made to dump the public option and the Medicare buy-in to placate Joe Lieberman, the funding for abortion is still in the bill and thats a no-go for ...
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• Objection to abortion is about more than religion

  
  Letters to the Editor — Authority: 140
  Just read another letters claiming  that everyones adversion to abortion is rooted in religion and also that women who are raped and become pregnant will not be able to get a abortion. This is just another red herring, raised by abortion…
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• Anti-abortion group targets Casey

  
  Early Returns — Authority: 505
  Daniel Malloy Dec. 15, 2009 The anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony list will air television ads aimed at Sen. Bob Casey Jr., telling him that a vote for the health care bill without adequate abortion restrictions will not fly with them. The $40,000 ad buy begins tomorrow. “Senator Casey, who calls himselfpro-life, ...
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• The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has failed in a legal bid to stop the complete withdrawal of government guidelines on abortion

  
  womensgrid — Authority: 144
  Last month, the High Court ruled they did not properly cover counselling and conscientious objection issues . Lawyers for the department argued that the sections on these two issues should be the only ones to be reconsidered. However, Lord Justice Girvan said on Monday that the whole guidance as currently issued ...
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• Latinas and Abortion Coverage in Health Care Reform

  
  Reproductive Rights Prof Blog — Authority: 140
  CNN Opinion: Latinas Need Voice in Abortion Debate, by Sylvia Henriquez (National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health): When Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered her oath last summer, many women -- and especially Latinas -- felt renewed hope as a champion of...
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• Pro-Life Ben Nelson Blackmailed by White House?

  
  Southern Illinois Catholic — Authority: 146
  Its not unthinkable of this White House or Dem leadership, is it? Catholic Key blog has the details. I found it at Fr Zs. Sen. Nelson is not Roman Catholic, but is quite worthy of our prayers and support. Where are Catholic senators on this?.....Durbin? ...McCaskill?...Kerry?...If a Senate source is accurate, ...
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• Abortion of the Day

  
  DrunkenStepfather - Celebrity Gossip, Entertainment, Good Times... — Authority: 666
  Amazing……This story is too fucking good to even comment on…Santa came early this year but needs to get back to the drawing board when it comes to new and exciting gifts….I know that if my wife was pregnant this would be the best possible gift I’d open on Christmas day….an Abortion for Christmas makes birth ...
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• Top Pro-Life Leaders to Hold Urgent Health Care Strategy Meeting Tonight

  
  americans united for life blog — Authority: 549
  Pro-life leaders will convene an urgent meeting tonight to unveil a grassroots strategy for tens of thousands of pro-life activists across the nation as the Senate health care legislation reaches a critical phase. A live audiocast will be available beginning at 9 pm ET. WHEN: Tuesday, December 15 @ 9 pm ET ...
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• Global Warming and a Planetary One-Child Policy

  
  Every Thought Captive — Authority: 115
  Much has been made of this piece of journalistic tripe over the last couple of days, so I thought I would go ahead and read it. Mercifully, it is short. The basic claim is the same uber-radical claim made by progressives over the past several decades – the real problem with humans is humans. There are just too many ...
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• The Three Senators Who Could Save You From Government-Run Health Care

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 743
  Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) may have announced that he expects to vote for Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) health bill this afternoon, but that leaves Reid with just 59 votes. He needs to get all three of the following holdouts to sign on the dotted line by Christmas: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) As we have ...
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• Military Abortion Ban Imposes Unconscionable Burdens on American Servicewomen

  
  Reproductive Rights Prof Blog — Authority: 140
  Religion Dispatches: Military Abortion Ban: Female Soldiers Not Protected by Constitution They Defend, by Kathryn Joyce: Unable to get an abortion during a tour of duty in Iraq a soldier is left with no option but to do it herself—a...
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