Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2172 topstories Abortion Issues en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:45:16 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2172 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting ap/20090703/us_abortion_shooting AP us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:45:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.9c1cb79e130640dc87425589f2e99dbb.abortion_shooting__ny115.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=V_d.AFWmM0WBOL_LGLpZuQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="FILE- This undated booking photo originally released Tuesday, June 2, 2009 by the Sedgwick County Jail shows Scott Roeder, who is suspected in the shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller. The man charged with killing a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks. (AP Photo/Sedgwick County Jail)" border="0" /></a>AP - A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.9c1cb79e130640dc87425589f2e99dbb.abortion_shooting__ny115.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=V_d.AFWmM0WBOL_LGLpZuQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE- This undated booking photo originally released Tuesday, June 2, 2009 by the Sedgwick County Jail shows Scott Roeder, who is suspected in the shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller. The man charged with killing a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks. (AP Photo/Sedgwick County Jail)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_co/us_sotomayor_documents ap/20090702/us_sotomayor_documents AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:55:43 GMT AP - A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's ties to a Puerto Rican civil rights group he said took extreme positions on race, as the White House argued that the material was irrelevant to the judge's nomination. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090627/ap_on_re_us/us_archdiocese_hospital_system ap/20090627/us_archdiocese_hospital_system AP us Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:55:35 GMT AP - Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley has ended a joint venture between a hospital system founded by the archdiocese and a Missouri-based health insurer, fearing it linked Catholic hospitals too closely to abortion providers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_threats ap/20090626/us_abortion_shooting_threats AP us Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:42:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_threats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090620/capt.b96d625a21f24709949bfd83e1596c06.abortion_shooting_kscr107.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=4Y.lMZHTzYcQmkhWc4HQyA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Operation Rescue president Troy Newman, left, prays during a memorial for abortion deaths at Operation Rescue's headquarters Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Wichita, Kan. The anti-abortion group had originally planned to have the memorial outside the now closed abortion clinic of Dr. George Tiller, who was killed May 31, but decided to do it at their headquarters instead to avoid a confrontation with pro-choice activists camped at the clinic. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)" border="0" /></a>AP - An anti-abortion group is asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what it says are death threats against abortion opponents after the killing of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_threats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090620/capt.b96d625a21f24709949bfd83e1596c06.abortion_shooting_kscr107.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=4Y.lMZHTzYcQmkhWc4HQyA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Operation Rescue president Troy Newman, left, prays during a memorial for abortion deaths at Operation Rescue's headquarters Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Wichita, Kan. The anti-abortion group had originally planned to have the memorial outside the now closed abortion clinic of Dr. George Tiller, who was killed May 31, but decided to do it at their headquarters instead to avoid a confrontation with pro-choice activists camped at the clinic. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_ban ap/20090624/us_abortion_ban AP us Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:18:35 GMT AP - A sharply divided federal appeals court upheld Virginia's ban on a type of late-term abortion Wednesday, ruling that the statute does not unduly burden a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy by more conventional means. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090624/pl_nm/us_pope_obama nm/20090624/us_pope_obama Reuters politics Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:13:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090624/pl_nm/us_pope_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090624/i/r3706557794.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=DHeNMWXYguZER3kgCW82ZA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves at the end of his general audience is Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama, whose support for abortion rights and stem cell research has angered some Catholics, is due to meet Pope Benedict for the first time on July 10 during a visit to Italy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090624/pl_nm/us_pope_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090624/i/r3706557794.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=DHeNMWXYguZER3kgCW82ZA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves at the end of his general audience is Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_re_us/rel_us_southern_baptists ap/20090624/rel_us_southern_baptists AP us Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:12:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_re_us/rel_us_southern_baptists"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090624/capt.ce7b421717244feb8d7d509fe3a493e5.southern_baptists_kyer102.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=ATdt79VfBCd.gKPlWYRQeg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Resolutions Committee Chairman Daniel Akin listens at left as Richard Land, who leads the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission talks about a resolution the group passed addressing the election of President Obama and his policies during their national convention in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)" border="0" /></a>AP - Southern Baptists praised the election of President Barack Obama but said at their national meeting on Wednesday that they oppose his views on abortion and other social issues.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_re_us/rel_us_southern_baptists"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090624/capt.ce7b421717244feb8d7d509fe3a493e5.southern_baptists_kyer102.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=ATdt79VfBCd.gKPlWYRQeg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Resolutions Committee Chairman Daniel Akin listens at left as Richard Land, who leads the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission talks about a resolution the group passed addressing the election of President Obama and his policies during their national convention in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_on_re_us/us_xgr_abortion_arizona ap/20090623/us_xgr_abortion_arizona AP us Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:33:30 GMT AP - The Arizona Senate on Tuesday narrowly approved a bill to impose an array of new restrictions on abortion, including a mandatory waiting period and a requirement for state-scripted disclosures by doctors. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_go_su_co/us_sotomayor_codespeak ap/20090618/us_sotomayor_codespeak AP politics Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:21:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_go_su_co/us_sotomayor_codespeak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090617/capt.e3b879dbe1a1466abd0b6eba509a89ba.sotomayor_supreme_court_dchh121.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AY3kIrY.9qmb8uYvqmPV_g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and senators who will vote on her confirmation are engaged in a careful conversation about where she stands on hot-button issues like abortion and gun rights. You probably won't hear any of it, though, since the exchange is taking place in code.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_go_su_co/us_sotomayor_codespeak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090617/capt.e3b879dbe1a1466abd0b6eba509a89ba.sotomayor_supreme_court_dchh121.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AY3kIrY.9qmb8uYvqmPV_g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090616/ap_on_re_us/us_blogger_baby_hoax ap/20090616/us_blogger_baby_hoax AP us Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:41:59 GMT AP - Rebeccah Beushausen wove a tale for two months about being an unmarried mother who chose to carry her terminally ill child to term rather than have an abortion because of her deep Christian faith. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090614/ts_nm/us_usa_abortion nm/20090614/us_usa_abortion Reuters topstories Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:51:07 GMT Reuters - The patients are gone and so are the protesters. Once the site of daily anti-abortion picketing, the Kansas clinic run by murdered doctor George Tiller is busy only with workers shutting down the facility. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090611/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticscrimeabortionanimal afp/20090611/uspoliticscrimeabortionanimal AFP us Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:05:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090611/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticscrimeabortionanimal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090611/capt.photo_1244754267908-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=UX8ILVR8twzUaTwCT62CGA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Flowers are seen in front of the Women's Health Care Services abortion clinic and serve as a memorial to Dr. George Tiller's death May 31, 2009 in Wichita, Kansas. An animal rights group said Thursday it wants to transform a Kansas abortion clinic that was shuttered after its owner was murdered into an animal cruelty education center.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An animal rights group said Thursday it wants to transform a Kansas abortion clinic that was shuttered after its owner was murdered into an animal cruelty education center.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090611/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticscrimeabortionanimal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090611/capt.photo_1244754267908-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=UX8ILVR8twzUaTwCT62CGA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Flowers are seen in front of the Women's Health Care Services abortion clinic and serve as a memorial to Dr. George Tiller's death May 31, 2009 in Wichita, Kansas. An animal rights group said Thursday it wants to transform a Kansas abortion clinic that was shuttered after its owner was murdered into an animal cruelty education center.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090611/hl_nm/us_abortion_usa nm/20090611/us_abortion_usa Reuters health Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:52:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090611/hl_nm/us_abortion_usa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090611/i/r2777970624.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=dtrqjAsTFVwySfRUHfZfrw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Scott Roeder, charged with killing 67-year-old George Tiller, a Kansas doctor reviled by anti-abortion groups for his work providing "late-term" abortions, appears via video in Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Kansas, June 2, 2009. REUTERS/KSN TV" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sarah Coe was looking forward to an ultrasound to show her the fingers and toes, the upturned nose and the real promise of her unborn child.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090611/hl_nm/us_abortion_usa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090611/i/r2777970624.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=dtrqjAsTFVwySfRUHfZfrw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Scott Roeder, charged with killing 67-year-old George Tiller, a Kansas doctor reviled by anti-abortion groups for his work providing "late-term" abortions, appears via video in Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Kansas, June 2, 2009. REUTERS/KSN TV" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090609/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticscrimeabortion afp/20090609/uspoliticscrimeabortion AFP us Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:54:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090609/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticscrimeabortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090609/capt.photo_1244568222229-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=W6h_esoz2ckuA_sWkOTGfg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Flowers are seen in front of the Women's Health Care Services abortion clinic and serve as a memorial to Dr. George Tiller's death May 31, 2009 in Wichita, Kansas. One of the few remaining US clinics which provided controversial late-term abortions will close in the wake of its owner's murder, the doctor's family said Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)" border="0" /></a>AFP - One of the few remaining US clinics that provided controversial late-term abortions will close in the wake of its owner's murder, the slain doctor's family said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090609/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticscrimeabortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090609/capt.photo_1244568222229-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=W6h_esoz2ckuA_sWkOTGfg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Flowers are seen in front of the Women's Health Care Services abortion clinic and serve as a memorial to Dr. George Tiller's death May 31, 2009 in Wichita, Kansas. One of the few remaining US clinics which provided controversial late-term abortions will close in the wake of its owner's murder, the doctor's family said Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090609/ts_nm/us_usa_crime_abortion_tiller nm/20090609/us_usa_crime_abortion_tiller Reuters topstories Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:36:53 GMT Reuters - The family of a murdered Kansas doctor said on Tuesday they would not reopen his clinic, which was one of only a few in the United States willing to provide late-term abortions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090607/ap_on_re_us/us_apnewsalert ap/20090607/us_apnewsalert AP us Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:28:06 GMT AP - Suspect in Tiller killing claims more incidents planned 'as long as abortion remains legal' http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_abortion_shooting_investigation ap/20090605/us_abortion_shooting_investigation AP politics Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:05:10 GMT AP - The Justice Department on Friday opened an investigation into the killing of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller to see whether the accused gunman had accomplices. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090605/ts_nm/us_usa_crime_abortion nm/20090605/us_usa_crime_abortion Reuters topstories Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:27:34 GMT Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it is launching an investigation into the murder of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, who had been reviled by anti-abortion groups. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_suspect ap/20090605/us_abortion_shooting_suspect AP us Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:31:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_suspect"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.9c1cb79e130640dc87425589f2e99dbb.abortion_shooting__ny115.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=V_d.AFWmM0WBOL_LGLpZuQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="FILE- This undated booking photo originally released Tuesday, June 2, 2009 by the Sedgwick County Jail shows Scott Roeder, who is suspected in the shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller. The man charged with killing a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks. (AP Photo/Sedgwick County Jail)" border="0" /></a>AP - The man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider to death as he handed out programs at a Sunday church service said he appreciates the prayers said for him and his family in the wake of his arrest.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_suspect"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.9c1cb79e130640dc87425589f2e99dbb.abortion_shooting__ny115.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=V_d.AFWmM0WBOL_LGLpZuQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE- This undated booking photo originally released Tuesday, June 2, 2009 by the Sedgwick County Jail shows Scott Roeder, who is suspected in the shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller. The man charged with killing a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks. (AP Photo/Sedgwick County Jail)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_church ap/20090604/us_abortion_shooting_church AP us Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:17:23 GMT AP - The church where late-term abortion provider George Tiller was killed is bringing in counselors to help members and has received supportive messages from around the world, the senior pastor said.