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”

• Fire the Morons in the Senate Who Won’t Vote for Health Care Reform

  
  Civilianism News — Authority: 130
  Sen. Harry Reid After all of this effort, the health care reform bill might not get passed in the Senate. This bill should be a no-brainer just to get something going and to put the insurance companies on notice (and to save lives) but certain congressmen are going to hold it up for numerous reasons, [...]
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• Dems redlining the Stupak amendment to Obamacare...

  
  Life on Sleepy Creek in Words and Images — Authority: 453
  http://republicanleader.house.gov/blog/?p=680 Democrats pretty sure it wont be in final bill and that will make a lot of pro-lifers very, very angry.
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• One Cheer for Stupak

  
  http://www.doublex.com/blog/xxfactor — Authority: 650
  Emily and Meredith , you’ll be completely unsurprised to hear that I greeted the passage of the Stupak amendment with more of a cheer than a groan. However unfair it might be that well-off women have more access to abortion than low-income women, the solution should not be to compel those who are morally opposed ...
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• Those Who Oppose Abortions Should Not Have to Pay For Them

  
  The XX Factor — Authority: 139
  Emily and Meredith , you’ll be completely unsurprised to hear that I greeted the passage of the Stupak amendment with more of a cheer than a groan. However unfair it might be that well-off women have more access to abortion than low-income women, the solution should not be to compel those who are morally opposed to ...
  3 hours ago

• Lose Focus, Lose the Country: Learning from HR 3962s passage

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 162
  Besides, in a stroke of strategic brilliance from an otherwise dim bulb, Pelosi played to the social conservatives and made fools of them using their own hottest-of-buttons issue--abortion--against them. As I wrote yesterday morning here at Americas Right, and as I guessed almost perfectly on October 30, Pelosi and ...
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• Next Steps on Health Reform, LGBT Provisions & Anti-Choice Amendment

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 499
  As we reported over the weekend, the House passed its version of health reform legislation on Saturday, including a number of key provisions for the LGBT community.  However, this process is far from simple, and far from over.  Before final passage, a last-minute anti-choice amendment, offered by Reps. Bart Stupak ...
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• From the "See I Told You" File

  
  An Archdiocese of Wash DC Catholic — Authority: 123
  From The Hill: A House Democrat leader said Monday shes “confident” controversial language on abortion will be stripped from a final healthcare bill. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the Democrats’ chief deputy whip in the House, said that she and other pro-abortion rights lawmakers would work ...
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• Reality Check.

  
  Sorry,all the clever names are taken. — Authority: 122
  We should have known that it would not be long after Abby Johnsons conversion that Liberal supporters of abortion would attack her. For those who do not know, Abby Johnson is the former director of a Texas Planned Parenthood abortion clinic who recently renounced abortion, quit her job with Planned Parenthood and ...
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• Stupak

  
  Adrienne's Catholic Corner — Authority: 504
  I want to thank the Bishops of the Catholic Church for being instrumental in the passing of the Stupak Amendment, if for no other reason than it gave the progressives of this country heart burn.  The dems look like a bunch of sell-outs and it also makes it more unlikely that this  bill will pass the Senate. ...
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• How Health Care Reform Screws Over Women (and All of Us)

  
  Kay Steiger — Authority: 116
  Over the weekend, the House of Representatives passed a (somewhat final) version of the health care reform bill. There are a lot of good things about this bill. Itll provide coverage to a lot of people that didnt previously have coverage, make health care more affordable, and increase options for health insurance. ...
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• Health Insurance Plans May Drop Abortion Coverage

  
  VitalOne Health Insurance Blog — Authority: 134
  The reform bill passed in the House has the potential to change what all health insurance plans cover. An amendment proposed by Bart Stupak, which passed in the House of Representatives, prevents federal funding from being used to buy any health insurance plan that offers coverage of elective abortions. In exchange ...
  6 hours ago

• So I Guess Pro-Life Republicans Are Really Pro-Life (Health Care Bill)

  
  Opinionated Catholic — Authority: 149
  Though I still oppose the Health cre bill I am very glad that many of my fellow conservative Catholics are seeing the forest for the trees here. From NRO which I agree with Second-Guessing Stupak [Ramesh Ponnuru] As John McCormack reports , a few conservatives have complained that Republicans shouldnt ...
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• Planned Parenthood Director Now Pro-Life On the Huckabee Show

  
  Opinionated Catholic — Authority: 149
  Oh this is great. Creative Minority Report has Abby Johnson In Her Own Words
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• Congress Heard the Catholic Bishops Roar on Health Care Bill

  
  Opinionated Catholic — Authority: 149
  Get Religion has some good stories on this See Abortion was the key to it all and Maybe the bishops really mattered The abortion issue was hardly noticed till late in the game by the secular media and the impact it was happening. I think looking at the new the lst week they were still not up to steam
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• A LSU Fan Says Three Cheers For Notre Dame(Pro-Life Commercial Ran During Navy Game)

  
  Opinionated Catholic — Authority: 149
  What a great day. Notre Dame loses to Navy (Sorry Notre Dame those BCS Bowl spots are tight) and they run a wonderful Pro-Ad during the Notre Dame/Navy Football game!! MORE PLEASE!!!! Mirrors of Justice has Notre Dames adult-stem-cell-research ad and initiative
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• Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Hidden Horror of Abortion

  
  David Westerfield > Weblog — Authority: 419
  We must confront this issue and abolish this act. To think that this is approved and has legal backing, that every day babies (little people!) are being killed for the sake of money and convenience, completely grieves my heart. Watching this video brought me to tears. It is of greater importance than probably any ...
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• Burlington County’s congressional represenatives split vote on health care reform

  
  myBCTnow.com — Authority: 453
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• Degette rounds up votes to defeat anti-abortion health reform amendment

  
  Colorado Independent — Authority: 670
  House Democratic leaders might have thought they dodged a bullet on Saturday when they agreed to appease moderate Dems with an amendment to restrict abortion coverage — a provision that allowed the bill to pass by a very slim 220 to 215 margin. One day later, however, liberal Democrats vowed to sink the bill if ...
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• Conservatives Dont Go After Congressman Cao Please

  
  Opinionated Catholic — Authority: 149
  We really need to try to keep him in that seat. I will have some more thoughts on this and the particular situation he was in. Thankfully some conservatives are coming to his defense as to the Health Care bill. Deal Hudson has Back Off Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA)! Also see Defending Cao at the American ...
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• ZoNation: When Does Life Begin?

  
  An Ol' Broad's Ramblings — Authority: 534
  
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