Tag: Abortion

First Past Roe, Winner Take All

Author Mark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Last week, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) once again demonstrated its...

Planned Parenthood Eschews Title X Funding Rather Than Be Silenced (Video)

Earlier this year, Alabama opened the proverbial reproductive flood gates after governor Kay Ivey signed the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation. Under this legislation,...
Donald Trump at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (image courtesy Gage Skidmore, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

Forced-Birthers Bow Down To Trump–Again (TWEET)

One of the most nauseating moments of the 2016 presidential cycle was when the religious right remained firmly behind Donald Trump even after the...
Mark Crutcher (image courtesy Life Dynamics' Facebook)

Forced-Birth Leader: Even If Roy Moore Was A Perv, Doug Jones...

By all rights, when Roy Moore was credibly accused of molesting women and pursuing girls young enough to be his daughters, his campaign for...
Father Paul Keller entertaining some novices (image courtesy Province of St. Joseph, available under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license)

Priest Equates Aiding Planned Parenthood With Assisting Nazis (AUDIO)

As many of my longtime readers both here at Liberal America and at Daily Kos know, I walked out on the "pro-life" movement in...

Federal Judge Orders The Justice Department To Permit A Detained Undocumented...

Our judicial branch is getting quite the workout these days. The same federal court in Hawaii that blocked the second attempt at a Muslim travel...
Patrick S. Tomlinson (image courtesy Tomlinson's Facebook)

One Simple Question Ties Abortion Foes In Knots (TWEETS)

As anti-abortion activists seem to get more and more extreme in their tactics, reasoning with them has seemingly become an exercise in frustration. For example,...
Tim Murphy inspecting a bridge in Charleroi, Pennsylvania (image courtesy U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, available under a Creative Commons-BY license)

GOP Rep Busted Trying To Force Mistress To Get An Abortion...

Congressman Tim Murphy bills himself as one of the most rabid opponents of abortion in the House. But the congressman from the southern suburbs...
A forced-birther being hauled into a car in Sterling Heights, Michigan after taking part in a "red rose rescue" (image courtesy Created Equal's Facebook)

Latest Forced-Birther Tactic Isn’t Just Ugly–It’s Illegal (VIDEO)

Opponents of legalized abortion like to say they're pro-life. But in recent years, they have adopted a number of increasingly aggressive tactics that suggest...
A forced-birther being hauled into a car in Sterling Heights, Michigan after taking part in a "red rose rescue" (image courtesy Created Equal's Facebook)

Forced-Birthers Willing To Do Anything To Stop Abortion–Including THIS (VIDEOS)

It's no secret that anti-abortion activists have adopted some increasingly disturbing tactics in recent years. So disturbing, in fact, that the term "pro-life" is...
A protester praying at Love Life Charlotte's September 9 rally (image courtesy Love Life Charlotte's Facebook)

Charlotte Forced-Birthers Recruit KIDS To Do Their Dirty Work (TWEETS)

More than ten years ago, mainstream America got an introduction to just how fanatical the religious right can be with the release of "Jesus...

Federal Court Strikes Down TX Abortion Law (VIDEO)

A federal court in Texas struck down a controversial anti-abortion law. The law in question would have limited second-trimester abortions by outlawing the dilation...
A woman being rescued in Houston (image courtesy Texas National Guard, part of public domain)

Fundie Hosts Go There, Say God Turned Houston Into A Lake...

These days, one of the sure things when a disaster strikes is that religious right leaders will open their mouths, stick in their feet,...
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An Open Letter To The Forced-Birth Movement–From A Former Anti-Abortion Liberal...

To The "Leadership" Of The "Pro-Life" Movement: For most of the time from around 2004 to 2011, I was one of you. I opposed abortion,...
Abortion Pill Reversal Medical Myth Junk Science

Alabama Forced-Birthers: 12-Year-Old Rape Victim Wants To Commit ‘Murder’ (VIDEO)

Those who want to ban abortion claim that they want to defend the sanctity of life. But recent moves by abortion opponents prove that...
Janet Porter with Phyllis Schlafly during Porter's state senate campaign (image from Porter's Facebook)

The Most Anti-Choice Federal Bill Ever Is Close To Getting A...

As alarming as the nearly daily outrages coming from Donald Trump have been, much of what has churned out of Capitol Hill is almost...

Delaware Votes To Guarantee Abortion Rights – Anti-Choice Groups Freak (VIDEO)

On Tuesday, the Delaware legislature voted to approve a bill that guarantees abortion rights in direct defiance of President Donald Trump. President Donald Trump...

6 Cruel Ways The Senate Health Care Bill Is Designed To...

The Senate version of the healthcare bill, known as the American Health Care Act, is incredibly cruel. However, it is especially cruel to women....

Texas Signs Bill Effectively Bans Abortion After 13 Weeks – Even...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott just signed a bill banning the safest and most effective procedure for abortion in the second trimester of pregnancy. It...

POS Lawmaker Wants Women To Carry Dead Babies To Term (VIDEO)

We knew that anti-abortion activists were heartless, but not to this extent. 'Good Medicine' Despite the fact that most abortions occur within the first trimester, lawmakers...