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.
Not exact matches
Well, if you look at the statistical analysis, you will find that as
abortion became legal and safe, the rate of violent crime has dropped in this country — significantly and
with a high correlation
to access to safe and legal
abortions.
The religious among us keep trying
to chip away at the separation of church and state by making people recite the pledge of allegiance
with the God clause, installing religious symbols and displays on public property, holding prayer breakfasts for politicians, berating the removal of prayer in public schools, trying
to pass laws limiting women's
access to birth control, and trying
to get an amendment passed outlawing
abortion (since in their view God creates a soul the moment a sperm enters an egg).
This is very important because, although the remit of the Teenage Pregnancy Unit is
to cut pregnancy rates, one of its main policy recommendations that it emphasises year after year is
to provide youngsters
with easier and better
access to confidential
abortion.
The Congress seems for the most part
to agree
with the media, if passage of the Freedom of
Access to Clinics» Entrance Act» the act that narrowed the First Amendment rights of
abortion protestors as an entire class of citizens» is any indication.
There is a fairly constant onslaught on the fundamental right
to life — from Ireland
with its proposed referendum on permitting
abortion,
to campaigns for increased
access to abortion and euthanasia in many parts of the world.
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State lawmakers passed the second - highest number of
abortion restrictions ever this past year,
with 19 states enacting 43 measures in 2012 that limited
access to abortion services, according
to the Guttmacher Institute.
We should note at this point that for a school
to provide information enabling sexually active pupils «
to access»
abortion and contraception is, according
to Catholic teaching, «formal cooperation»
with the grave evils of, respectively, murder and sex outside marriage.
Pro-choice agencies that support a woman's right
to choice and
access to all options - while it is not essential for the potential birth - or adoptive parents
to subscribe
to a particular value around
abortion, it is absolutely essential that the agencies working
with pregnant women and their loved ones not be in a position of coercion based on disapproval of
abortion.
«MSI is also calling for healthcare professionals
to provide women
with comprehensive contraceptive information and
access to the full range of modern methods via dedicated client consultations, and for more investment in training for healthcare professionals in fitting long acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARCs), which are a critical part of the Government's strategy
to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and
abortions in the UK.»
The Committee recommends that the State party decriminalize
abortion in Northern Ireland in all circumstances and review its legislation
with a view
to ensuring girls»
access to safe
abortion and post-
abortion care services.
The First Minister said that she was «happy
to explore
with the NHS what the situation is now in terms of the ability of women from Northern Ireland
to access safe and legal
abortion in NHS Scotland and whether any improvements can be made.»
Koppell had been pushing for a more progressive agenda including a higher minimum wage and public financing of campaigns, passage of the Dream Act, which would allow students in the country illegally
access to state financial aid, along
with all 10 points of the Women's Equality Agenda, which includes a contentious
abortion plank.
President Obama's contraception coverage proposal is drawing fierce opposition because it would require religious institutions
to give their employees
access to insurance plans
with birth control and
abortion coverage.
Marching from Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, opposite the Trump World Tower,
to Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower, the enormous throng voiced their disagreement
with many things Trump; from snarky dismissals of his «small hands»,
to his stated opposition
to abortion and reproductive rights
to his misogynsitic views crystallized in his infamous
Access Hollywood recording.
He will also work
to pass the Reproductive Health Act, which will update state
abortion laws
to fall in line
with the federal protections granted in Roe V. Wade ensuring that New Yorkers have
access to safe and legal
abortions.
Europe must stand for
access to the whole range of sexual and reproductive services — including
access to safe
abortion when needed — here at home in Europe, and in partnership
with other governments around the world.
Likely voters side
with Obama over Romney on key issues, including keeping so - called Obamacare in tact, eliminating tax cuts for those earning more than $ 250,000, Medicare, and protecting
abortion rights and women's
access to contraception.
Syracuse's sole Planned Parenthood provides women
with abortion services,
access to various forms of contraception, STI testing and pregnancy tests, among other services.
We believe that the
abortion law in Northern Ireland should be brought into line
with the rest of the UK, so that all women, especially young women, are able
to access the full range of reproductive healthcare they need, which includes
abortion.
Even
with the Republican failure
to repeal former President Barack Obama's health care law, Democratic lawmakers in some states are pressing ahead
with efforts
to protect birth control
access, Planned Parenthood funding and
abortion coverage in case...
Northern Ireland remains the only part of the UK where women can not
access abortion unless their life is endangered by pregnancy — a legal situation that is incompatible
with the European Convention on Human Rights, according
to a Belfast High Court ruling in 2015.
Currently, there are 38 states
with laws requiring a parent
to provide consent or receive notification before a minor can
access abortion services.
Her message is clear: Many women
with no
access to support systems will choose
abortion over a marginal existence and penury.
«Our study gives further insight into the ways that the clinic closures due
to Texas's restrictive law resulted in an undue burden on women seeking
access to abortion care in Texas,» said Daniel Grossman, MD, an investigator
with TxPEP and director of Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UC San Francisco.
maintained that the law is at odds
with developmental science in treating adolescent abilities as developing in the same way for cognitive and social abilities, particularly
with regard
to access to abortion and the juvenile death penalty for murder.
Further, any woman who has an unwanted pregnancy while attending TWU will face an unconscionable restriction on her autonomy in having
to continue
with that pregnancy or face expulsion or other discriminatory sanction for
accessing legal
abortion services.
Such government restrictions, combined
with clinic violence and harassment, have drastically reduced the number of
abortion providers around the country and have made
access to the remaining providers exceedingly difficult for growing numbers of women...» More.
In September 2017, West Coast LEAF joined
with Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Options for Sexual Health, and Island Sexual Health in calling for universal cost - coverage of the
abortion drug Mifegymiso
to ensure safe and equal
access to reproductive health services Read More
Today the women's health care providers who jointly filed suit last month on behalf of their patients have filed an emergency application
with the U.S. Supreme Court
to reinstate an injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel on October 28 blocking a Texas provision requiring doctors who provide
abortions to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital — a requirement that leading medical associations oppose and only results in women losing
access to safe medical care.
The law, which was passed Oct. 25, 2017, would prohibit advising a person
to refrain from
accessing abortion services,
abortion - related protests and any activities that intimidate or physically interfere
with those
accessing services.
How do we reconcile the growing understanding of the complexities of life before birth
with women's hard - won
access to abortion and right
to choose, while also protecting mothers throughout their pregnancies.
At issue in Watson / Spratt was whether or not the
Access to Abortion Services Act is a justifiable interference
with freedom of expression rights.
The exchange is the only place where premium subsidies are available, and advocates for reproductive rights have noted that in those 25 states (along
with six other states where insurers are allowed
to include coverage for
abortion on their exchange plans but have chosen not
to do so), there is no
access to affordable health insurance
with abortion coverage.
The proposal sought
to tamper
with privacy rights in order
to allow more legislative restrictions on Florida women's
access a safe and legal
abortion.
Just in the last two months, Arizona has taken two CAP bills all the way
to the Supreme Court, where they were refused review: HB 2036, the 20 - week
abortion ban, and HB 2800, which attempted
to deny women
with Medicaid coverage the right
to access health care services at a provider of their choosing.
A small, but important, technical fix
to this policy clarifies that Peace Corps volunteers and trainees should be able
to access abortion in these cases, consistent
with other areas of federal law.
Previous studies also failed
to show significant differences in pregnancy or
abortion rates among women
with advance provisions of EC.6, 7,19 It is possible that the effect of increased
access on pregnancy rates is truly negligible because EC is not as effective as found in the single - use clinical trials, or because women at highest risk do not use EC frequently enough or at all.
The 18th district is currently represented in the Senate by Jeff Dial, whose voting record belies a lack of support for contraception
access — his vote for HB 2599 helped lay the groundwork
to deny state Medicaid recipients the right
to receive preventive health care and birth control from Planned Parenthood — as well as his opposition
to abortion — as illustrated by his vote in favor of SB 1324, which put severe restrictions around the use of medication
abortion, which don't even comply
with FDA regulations.
The civil lawsuit that Planned Parenthood filed today in California charges anti-
abortion activists
with an elaborate, illegal conspiracy — one they created in order
to falsely accuse Planned Parenthood of wrongdoing and ultimately block patients»
access to safe, legal
abortion.
Tim Pawlenty left Minnesota
with a legacy of extreme laws that limit women's
access to abortion in our state.
Anyone who wants
to decrease the number of
abortions in the United States should join
with Planned Parenthood in ensuring that women and families have
access to family planning and birth control, the best way
to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and reduce the need for
abortion.
Along
with an exponential increase in efforts
to defund Planned Parenthood, over the past 9 months there came an increased number of dangerous bills
to restrict
access to safe, legal
abortion.
She will work
with communities
to advocate for reproductive health and rights, and will collaborate
with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona
to reach out
to voters and legislators
to advance a vision of greater
access to comprehensive sexuality education, family - planning services, and
abortion care.
Notably, Megyn Kelly did not follow up
to ask if he would oppose
access to abortion for 10 - year - old rape victims, as she did
with Mike Huckabee around a widely covered case in Paraguay last year.
The types of tactics employed
to interfere
with access to safe, legal
abortion at the state level include:
With so many states across the country moving
to block
access to Planned Parenthood and ban
abortion, we need a president who will fight for women.
Everyone who cares about
abortion access should get ready
to fight like hell
with me
to safeguard that
access, and make sure everyone in this country still has
access to the full range of reproductive health care.
«We think improving
access to birth control, particularly IUDs [intrauterine devices] and [hormone] implants, coupled
with education on the most effective methods, has the potential
to significantly decrease the number of unintended pregnancies and
abortions in this country.»