Sentences with phrase «leading abortion advocate»
The second instance is scheduled to occur on May 17, 2009 when the University of Notre Dame will salute the nation's leading abortion advocate, with an honorarydoctor of laws degree at the 164th university commencement ceremony.
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The fact that the murder of Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller is still making headlines nearly two weeks after his death has led some to accuse the media of exploiting the situation to paint all pro-life advocates as violent extremists.
Forty - five leading pro-life advocates, including Gary Bauer of the Family Research Council, James Dobson of Focus on the Family, Clarke Forsythe of Americans United for Life, Wanda Franz of the National Right to Life Committee, and Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition, signed a much heralded joint «Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Concern» published in First Things in 1996 in which the primary legal complaint was made that Roe «wounded American democracy» by removing the issue of abortion from «democratic concern.»
(BP) For Abby Johnson, the closing of a single Planned Parenthood center demonstrated her dramatic reversal from abortion clinic director to leading pro-life advocate.
But Ms. Conlin and the others at the press conference argued the state attorney general plays a major role in defending abortion - rights cases, such as litigating efforts to interfere with access to abortion clinics, as occurred during the late 1980s with «Operation Rescue» protests led by controversial anti-abortion advocate Randall Terry.
The opposition, which also include pro and anti abortion rights groups, second amendment advocates and the state's Conservative Party, spent over one million dollars running ads and distributing lawn signs in the weeks leading up to the vote.
«This definitely sets a very strong precedent for abortion rights advocates and will lead to courts striking down the sham laws that impose restrictions that go beyond what is needed to ensure patient safety, that are really aimed at closing down clinics and throwing obstacles in the way of women's access to abortion care.»
Washington, DC — As the nation's leading advocate for women's health care, Planned Parenthood Action Fund denounces H.R. 3803, a bill that would have banned abortion in the District of Columbia.
«As the nation's leading women's health care provider and advocate, Planned Parenthood understands that abortion is a deeply personal and often complex decision for a woman to consider, if and when she needs it,» said Cecile Richards, president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
As the nation's leading women's health care provider and advocate, Planned Parenthood knows firsthand why it's so critical that everyone have access to a comprehensive range of reproductive health care services, including abortion.
Today, among Planned Parenthood Global partners in Mexico is an organization aiming to increase health access and reduce abortion stigma, and a leading local advocate for HIV, LGBT, and human rights issues in Quintana Roo.
Washington, DC — As one of the nation's leading providers and advocates of women's health care, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) applauds the introduction of the «Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act» (PUPRNASPA) by Reps. Tim Ryan (D - OH) and Rosa DeLauro (D - CT).