Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/top-stories/abortion-issues topstories Abortion Issues en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:01:20 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/top-stories/abortion-issues http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting ap/20100210/us_abortion_shooting AP us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:01:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.f2e1aa5e2e6a47bc9e955ceaa9ae3581.abortion_shooting_trial_ny122.jpg?x=126&y=130&q=85&sig=6wC8PBNOwKBW1kx8BZCOjw--" align="left" height="130" width="126" alt="FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 picture, Scott Roeder testifies at his trial in Wichita, Kansas. The convicted killer of Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider, has little sympathy for the family of his victim, comparing them to the relatives of a hit man in a recording posted online on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 in his first public comments since his trial. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - The convicted killer of a Kansas abortion provider has little sympathy for the family of his victim, comparing them to the relatives of a hit man in a recording posted online.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.f2e1aa5e2e6a47bc9e955ceaa9ae3581.abortion_shooting_trial_ny122.jpg?x=126&y=130&q=85&sig=6wC8PBNOwKBW1kx8BZCOjw--" align="left" height="130" width="126" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 picture, Scott Roeder testifies at his trial in Wichita, Kansas. The convicted killer of Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider, has little sympathy for the family of his victim, comparing them to the relatives of a hit man in a recording posted online on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 in his first public comments since his trial. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_us/us_instructor_bias ap/20100209/us_instructor_bias AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:12:29 GMT AP - An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and global warming as fact to students in an introductory health science class, the American Civil Liberties Union alleged Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_threat_report ap/20100208/us_abortion_threat_report AP us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:34:59 GMT AP - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a threat assessment of local pro- and anti-abortion rights activists before an expected rally last year, even though they did not pose a threat to national security. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_rights_plates ap/20100208/us_abortion_rights_plates AP us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:05:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_rights_plates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.4637a79409a54151908ee08a20c1031b.abortion_rights_plates_ric203.jpg?x=130&y=64&q=85&sig=HMJmlw_RP4tbIbscSMNMdQ--" align="left" height="64" width="130" alt="This undated image provided by Planned Parenthood shows a proposed 'Trust Women/Protect Choice' Virginia license plate. Activists are pushing a 'Trust Women/Protect Choice' license plate in Virginia, which would become only the fourth state to offer a pro-choice plate and the first to require legislative approval for it. Supporters have threatened to sue if lawmakers don't give drivers the option. (AP Photo/Planned Parenthood)" border="0" /></a>AP - Abortion-rights advocates have been unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plate variations in nearly two-dozen states, so now they're working to balance the bumper debate.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_rights_plates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.4637a79409a54151908ee08a20c1031b.abortion_rights_plates_ric203.jpg?x=130&y=64&q=85&sig=HMJmlw_RP4tbIbscSMNMdQ--" align="left" height="64" width="130" alt="photo" title="This undated image provided by Planned Parenthood shows a proposed 'Trust Women/Protect Choice' Virginia license plate. Activists are pushing a 'Trust Women/Protect Choice' license plate in Virginia, which would become only the fourth state to offer a pro-choice plate and the first to require legislative approval for it. Supporters have threatened to sue if lawmakers don't give drivers the option. (AP Photo/Planned Parenthood)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_trial ap/20100208/us_abortion_shooting_trial AP us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:56:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.f2e1aa5e2e6a47bc9e955ceaa9ae3581.abortion_shooting_trial_ny122.jpg?x=126&y=130&q=85&sig=6wC8PBNOwKBW1kx8BZCOjw--" align="left" height="130" width="126" alt="FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 picture, Scott Roeder testifies at his trial in Wichita, Kansas. The convicted killer of Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider, has little sympathy for the family of his victim, comparing them to the relatives of a hit man in a recording posted online on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 in his first public comments since his trial. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Attorneys for a man convicted of murdering a prominent Kansas abortion provider have asked for a new trial or an order of acquittal for their client.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.f2e1aa5e2e6a47bc9e955ceaa9ae3581.abortion_shooting_trial_ny122.jpg?x=126&y=130&q=85&sig=6wC8PBNOwKBW1kx8BZCOjw--" align="left" height="130" width="126" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 picture, Scott Roeder testifies at his trial in Wichita, Kansas. The convicted killer of Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider, has little sympathy for the family of his victim, comparing them to the relatives of a hit man in a recording posted online on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 in his first public comments since his trial. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100131/ap_on_go_co/us_brown_abortion ap/20100131/us_brown_abortion AP politics Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:09:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100131/ap_on_go_co/us_brown_abortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100131/capt.58713dc01b5f47d5b1b9491ffb20c208.brown_abortion_wx104.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=RWeY0bFODi3TfmYQa77fnA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2010, file photo Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown speaks during an interview at the Statehouse in Boston. On ABC's 'This Week' Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, Brown said he opposes federal funding for abortions, but thinks women should have the right to choose whether to have one. He went on to say that he disagrees with his party's position that the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion should be overturned. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown of Massachusetts says he opposes federal funding for abortions, but thinks women should have the right to choose whether to have one.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100131/ap_on_go_co/us_brown_abortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100131/capt.58713dc01b5f47d5b1b9491ffb20c208.brown_abortion_wx104.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=RWeY0bFODi3TfmYQa77fnA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2010, file photo Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown speaks during an interview at the Statehouse in Boston. On ABC's 'This Week' Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, Brown said he opposes federal funding for abortions, but thinks women should have the right to choose whether to have one. He went on to say that he disagrees with his party's position that the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion should be overturned. (AP Photo/Gretchen Ertl, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100129/ts_nm/us_abortion_usa_trial nm/20100129/us_abortion_usa_trial Reuters topstories Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:23:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100129/ts_nm/us_abortion_usa_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.f2e1aa5e2e6a47bc9e955ceaa9ae3581.abortion_shooting_trial_ny122.jpg?x=126&y=130&q=85&sig=6wC8PBNOwKBW1kx8BZCOjw--" align="left" height="130" width="126" alt="FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 picture, Scott Roeder testifies at his trial in Wichita, Kansas. The convicted killer of Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider, has little sympathy for the family of his victim, comparing them to the relatives of a hit man in a recording posted online on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 in his first public comments since his trial. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An anti-abortion activist who admitted he gunned down one of America's few late-term abortion providers was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday after he testified he had to stop the doctor from performing more abortions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100129/ts_nm/us_abortion_usa_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.f2e1aa5e2e6a47bc9e955ceaa9ae3581.abortion_shooting_trial_ny122.jpg?x=126&y=130&q=85&sig=6wC8PBNOwKBW1kx8BZCOjw--" align="left" height="130" width="126" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 picture, Scott Roeder testifies at his trial in Wichita, Kansas. The convicted killer of Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas abortion provider, has little sympathy for the family of his victim, comparing them to the relatives of a hit man in a recording posted online on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 in his first public comments since his trial. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100129/ts_alt_afp/usabortionpoliticscourt afp/20100129/usabortionpoliticscourt AFP us Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:07:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100129/ts_alt_afp/usabortionpoliticscourt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100129/capt.photo_1264785676059-3-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=aXENpH9QqoWY4if71RB_PQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Women lay flowers outside of Dr. George Tiller's abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. A born-again Christian who said he killed Dr. Tiller to save the lives of unborn babies was found guilty of first degree murder Friday in a decision hailed for condemning political violence.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A born-again Christian who said he killed a prominent US abortion doctor to save the lives of unborn babies was found guilty of first degree murder Friday in a decision hailed for condemning political violence.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100129/ts_alt_afp/usabortionpoliticscourt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100129/capt.photo_1264785676059-3-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=aXENpH9QqoWY4if71RB_PQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="Women lay flowers outside of Dr. George Tiller's abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. A born-again Christian who said he killed Dr. Tiller to save the lives of unborn babies was found guilty of first degree murder Friday in a decision hailed for condemning political violence.(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/afp/20100129/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticsabortioncourt afp/20100129/uspoliticsabortioncourt AFP us Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:07:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100129/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticsabortioncourt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100129/capt.photo_1264740680496-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=1KIM3YSRH73qjX7Jz3cXeg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Women lay flowers outside of Dr. George Tiller's abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. In an impassioned plea before a US court, Scott Roeder argued that he killed the doctor because he wanted to save the lives of unborn babies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)" border="0" /></a>AFP - In an impassioned plea before a US court, a born-again Christian argued that he had killed a prominent abortion doctor because he wanted to save the lives of unborn babies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100129/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticsabortioncourt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100129/capt.photo_1264740680496-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=1KIM3YSRH73qjX7Jz3cXeg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="Women lay flowers outside of Dr. George Tiller's abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. In an impassioned plea before a US court, Scott Roeder argued that he killed the doctor because he wanted to save the lives of unborn babies.(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/ap/20100128/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_plot ap/20100128/us_abortion_plot AP us Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:27:14 GMT AP - A New York City woman pretended to be a hospital administrator, called an emergency room and tried to get hospital staff to take the baby of her husband's mistress off life support, prosecutors said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100128/ts_alt_afp/usamfootadvertisingmedia afp/20100128/usamfootadvertisingmedia AFP us Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:47:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100128/ts_alt_afp/usamfootadvertisingmedia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100128/capt.photo_1264657511150-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jhHa5HUIFWYHwgKymfXyZw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Quarterback Tim Tebow seen at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The 44th American Super Bowl final is being rocked by a controversial decision to air an anti-abortion advert during the major US sporting event which features Tebow and his mother.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevin C. Cox)" border="0" /></a>AFP - American football's Super Bowl is being rocked by controversy, and it's not about doping, match-fixing or even Janet Jackson flashing a breast.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100128/ts_alt_afp/usamfootadvertisingmedia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100128/capt.photo_1264657511150-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jhHa5HUIFWYHwgKymfXyZw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Quarterback Tim Tebow seen at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The 44th American Super Bowl final is being rocked by a controversial decision to air an anti-abortion advert during the major US sporting event which features Tebow and his mother.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevin C. Cox)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_bill_utah ap/20100127/us_abortion_bill_utah AP us Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:52:39 GMT AP - A Utah House committee has approved a bill that would let charges be filed against a woman who tries to arrange an illegal abortion. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100127/hl_hsn/decadeofdeclineinusteenpregnanciesends hsn/20100127/decadeofdeclineinusteenpregnanciesends HealthDay health Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:49:11 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- After more than a decade of decline, the U.S. teen pregnancy rate increased 3 percent in 2006, which led to a 4 percent rise in teen births and a 1 percent increase in teen abortions, a new study shows. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20100126/ts_usnews/whyteenpregnanciesareontherise usnews/20100126/whyteenpregnanciesareontherise U.S. News & World Report topstories Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:30:59 GMT U.S. News & World Report - Last year I reported that, after a decade of steady decline, teen birth rates were increasing in 26 states. So it's no great surprise that teen pregnancies are on the rise too, as a report issued Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a nonpartisan research organization that focuses on sexual health, found. The report found that the pregnancy rate among American teens rose 3 percent in 2006 (the latest year for which statistics are available), teen birth rates rose 4 percent, and abortion rates were up 1 percent. Overall, about 7. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100126/ts_alt_afp/uscourtabortion afp/20100126/uscourtabortion AFP us Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:25:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100126/ts_alt_afp/uscourtabortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100128/capt.photo_1264457003170-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=O0jH_3QNrnpTjjiz1Dtkeg--" 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 in Wichita, Kansas, in 2009. A man accused of killing a prominent abortion doctor wordlessly pumped a single gunshot into his victim's head and threatened two other men before fleeing a Kansas church, witnesses said Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kelly Glasscock)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A man accused of killing a prominent abortion doctor wordlessly pumped a single gunshot into his victim's head and threatened two other men before fleeing a Kansas church, witnesses said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100126/ts_alt_afp/uscourtabortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100128/capt.photo_1264457003170-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=O0jH_3QNrnpTjjiz1Dtkeg--" 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 in Wichita, Kansas, in 2009. A man accused of killing a prominent abortion doctor wordlessly pumped a single gunshot into his victim's head and threatened two other men before fleeing a Kansas church, witnesses said Monday.(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/csm/20100122/ts_csm/275504 csm/20100122/275504 The Christian Science Monitor topstories Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:52:31 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - The 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 US Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion, coincided Friday with the opening of a trial that could redraft how people who kill abortion providers are prosecuted. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100118/hl_afp/russiademographyabortionpopulation afp/20100118/russiademographyabortionpopulation AFP health Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:30:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100118/hl_afp/russiademographyabortionpopulation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100118/capt.photo_1263839384371-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=Ysj00OqpsSrr.S.cDG48Zg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Russian Minister of Health Tatyana Golikova (L) and Minister of Regional Development Minister Dmitry Kozak (R) attend a conference in Moscow in 2008. Russia should cut its high abortion rate to boost population growth, the health minister said Monday, amid government efforts to reverse a post-Soviet demographic decline.(AFP/POOL/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Russia should cut its high abortion rate to boost population growth, the health minister said Monday, amid government efforts to reverse a post-Soviet demographic decline.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100118/hl_afp/russiademographyabortionpopulation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100118/capt.photo_1263839384371-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=Ysj00OqpsSrr.S.cDG48Zg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russian Minister of Health Tatyana Golikova (L) and Minister of Regional Development Minister Dmitry Kozak (R) attend a conference in Moscow in 2008. Russia should cut its high abortion rate to boost population growth, the health minister said Monday, amid government efforts to reverse a post-Soviet demographic decline.(AFP/POOL/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_re_us/us_activist_killed_mich ap/20100115/us_activist_killed_mich AP us Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:27:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_re_us/us_activist_killed_mich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100115/capt.2d5e4d13dd514d9290c5576da0c8663b.activist_killed_ny115.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=cWV7628yW1U2oTphTqMdkA--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="FILE - This undated file booking photo released by the Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office via the Argus Press shows Harlan Drake. Drake, accused of killing an abortion protester and a business owner in a small Michigan city is headed for trial in late February. The Shiawassee County Circuit Court says trial has been set for Feb. 23. (AP Photo/Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The lawyer for a man accused of killing an abortion protester and a business owner in a small Michigan city says he will press ahead with an insanity defense.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_re_us/us_activist_killed_mich"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100115/capt.2d5e4d13dd514d9290c5576da0c8663b.activist_killed_ny115.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=cWV7628yW1U2oTphTqMdkA--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="FILE - This undated file booking photo released by the Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office via the Argus Press shows Harlan Drake. Drake, accused of killing an abortion protester and a business owner in a small Michigan city is headed for trial in late February. The Shiawassee County Circuit Court says trial has been set for Feb. 23. (AP Photo/Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_judge ap/20100115/us_abortion_shooting_judge AP us Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:05:25 GMT AP - The judge overseeing the trial of the man accused of gunning down a Kansas abortion doctor is a practicing Roman Catholic who once courted the endorsement of an anti-abortion group &mdash; but who has insisted the case won't be about abortion. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting_media_access ap/20100113/us_abortion_shooting_media_access AP us Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:50:29 GMT AP - The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered the judge in the murder trial of the man who has confessed to killing an abortion provider to reconsider a decision to ban reporters from jury selection.