Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2172 topstories Abortion Issues en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:29:10 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/20091120/ap_on_he_me/us_health_overhaul_abortion ap/20091120/us_health_overhaul_abortion AP health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:29:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_he_me/us_health_overhaul_abortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.73956497d6114c0db9e43485297197a3.catholic_bishops_mdrc103.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=YA24kuznkzOTBpVoJiVd0A--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="Chicago Cardinal Francis George, left, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, left, and Monsignor David Malloy, general secretary, address members during the group's fall meeting Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, Baltimore. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)" border="0" /></a>AP - The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_he_me/us_health_overhaul_abortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.73956497d6114c0db9e43485297197a3.catholic_bishops_mdrc103.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=YA24kuznkzOTBpVoJiVd0A--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="photo" title="Chicago Cardinal Francis George, left, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, left, and Monsignor David Malloy, general secretary, address members during the group's fall meeting Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, Baltimore. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091117/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_protest_lawsuit ap/20091117/us_abortion_protest_lawsuit AP us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:17:34 GMT AP - A New Jersey high school student claims in a federal lawsuit that school administrators violated her First Amendment free-speech and religious-freedom rights when they said she couldn't participate in a day of silent protest against abortion. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091115/ap_on_go_co/us_health_overhaul_abortion_rights_lobby ap/20091115/us_health_overhaul_abortion_rights_lobby AP politics Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:37:32 GMT AP - Abortion rights groups, outflanked and outnumbered in the health debate, are scrambling to regain lost ground after the House passed a health bill with strict abortion limits. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091114/ap_on_re_us/us_pelosi_harvard ap/20091114/us_pelosi_harvard AP us Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:44:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091114/ap_on_re_us/us_pelosi_harvard"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091113/capt.f611c18ae41d4259b6d58015bc3b0aed.pelosi_harvard_masr101.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=FHk7RePPy_2nI2NRanvwVw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses an audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Pelosi endorsed U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., Friday as he battles to catch Attorney General Martha Coakley in the race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" border="0" /></a>AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she agrees with critics who say an amendment included in the health care bill passed by the House would additionally limit access to abortion.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091114/ap_on_re_us/us_pelosi_harvard"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091113/capt.f611c18ae41d4259b6d58015bc3b0aed.pelosi_harvard_masr101.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=FHk7RePPy_2nI2NRanvwVw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses an audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Pelosi endorsed U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., Friday as he battles to catch Attorney General Martha Coakley in the race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting ap/20091113/us_abortion_shooting AP us Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:21:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.0ed8052b33a6465f850a61aae4662e85.abortion_shooting_ny120.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=27qbSY22XbLgFybidNTvgQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="FILE - In this July 28, 2009 file photo, Scott Roeder attends his preliminary hearing in court in Wichita, Kan. Roeder confessed to the Associated Press Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 to killing abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, saying he has no regrets. (AP Photo/Jaime Oppenheimer, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - More than a month before the shooting of a high-profile abortion doctor, the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Kansas City received an anonymous letter warning that the man now charged in the case "would do physical harm" to Dr. George Tiller or any other abortion provider, the agency said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_shooting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091109/capt.0ed8052b33a6465f850a61aae4662e85.abortion_shooting_ny120.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=27qbSY22XbLgFybidNTvgQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this July 28, 2009 file photo, Scott Roeder attends his preliminary hearing in court in Wichita, Kan. Roeder confessed to the Associated Press Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 to killing abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, saying he has no regrets. (AP Photo/Jaime Oppenheimer, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091113/pl_afp/uspoliticsabortionrepublicans afp/20091113/uspoliticsabortionrepublicans AFP politics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:42:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091113/pl_afp/uspoliticsabortionrepublicans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091113/capt.photo_1258130447532-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=knzkSc7ua5u0E6vlKYovXg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The US Republican party, whose platform condemns abortion as an "assault on the sanctity of innocent human life," will no longer offer health insurance that covers the procedure, the party confirmed Friday. "I don't know why this policy existed in the past, but it will not exist under my administration. Consider this issue settled," said RNC Chairman Michael Steele.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US Republican party, whose platform condemns abortion as an "assault on the sanctity of innocent human life," will no longer offer health insurance that covers the procedure, the party confirmed Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091113/pl_afp/uspoliticsabortionrepublicans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091113/capt.photo_1258130447532-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=knzkSc7ua5u0E6vlKYovXg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="The US Republican party, whose platform condemns abortion as an "assault on the sanctity of innocent human life," will no longer offer health insurance that covers the procedure, the party confirmed Friday. "I don't know why this policy existed in the past, but it will not exist under my administration. Consider this issue settled," said RNC Chairman Michael Steele.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_us/us_republicans_abortion_insurance ap/20091113/us_republicans_abortion_insurance AP us Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:31:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_us/us_republicans_abortion_insurance"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091113/capt.2faa6ae7e9d14d1f8c5e3355b5720e0e.republicans_abortion_insurance_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=dOsSbZagG.aluKVtjDgyvA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="FILE - In this July 14, 2009 file photo, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele speaks at the 100th annual NAACP Convention in New York. The Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortions for its employees, an option Republicans strongly oppose in health overhaul legislation that Democrats are trying to push through Congress. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A chagrined GOP Chairman Michael Steele has told Republican National Committee staff to immediately stop providing RNC employees with insurance for elective abortions &mdash; an option that Republicans strongly oppose as Democrats try to pass a health care overhaul bill.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_us/us_republicans_abortion_insurance"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091113/capt.2faa6ae7e9d14d1f8c5e3355b5720e0e.republicans_abortion_insurance_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=dOsSbZagG.aluKVtjDgyvA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this July 14, 2009 file photo, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele speaks at the 100th annual NAACP Convention in New York. The Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortions for its employees, an option Republicans strongly oppose in health overhaul legislation that Democrats are trying to push through Congress. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_us/us_ri_bishop_kennedy ap/20091113/us_ri_bishop_kennedy AP us Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:47:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_us/us_ri_bishop_kennedy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.0ff845607e0247338cd7e40b895d76e0.patrick_kennedy_bishop_bx301.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=SdRX9DtPZynO4E9qiac71Q--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2008 file photo, Bishop Thomas Tobin speaks during an interview in his office in Providence, R.I. Tobin, spiritual leader of the nation's most heavily Roman Catholic state, is in a public dispute over abortion with Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., a member of the nation's most famous Roman Catholic family, in November 2009. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Thomas Tobin, the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence, has made a career out of putting politicians in his crosshairs, but his latest battle over abortion threatens to spiritually exile Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a son of the nation's most famous Roman Catholic family.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_re_us/us_ri_bishop_kennedy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.0ff845607e0247338cd7e40b895d76e0.patrick_kennedy_bishop_bx301.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=SdRX9DtPZynO4E9qiac71Q--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2008 file photo, Bishop Thomas Tobin speaks during an interview in his office in Providence, R.I. Tobin, spiritual leader of the nation's most heavily Roman Catholic state, is in a public dispute over abortion with Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., a member of the nation's most famous Roman Catholic family, in November 2009. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_us/us_nevada_personhood ap/20091112/us_nevada_personhood AP us Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:48:04 GMT AP - A legal challenge is expected to be filed by the end of the day against a proposed Nevada ballot measure that seeks to define a person and override Nevada's abortion laws. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_us/us_heath_overhaul_abortion ap/20091112/us_heath_overhaul_abortion AP us Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:25:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_us/us_heath_overhaul_abortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.f1f916cb3b7545e9a3796c3a3ed02208.health_overhaul_abortion_dclb106.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=WVDnL25UPHnHPKEcbyH9Aw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this July 17, 2007 file photo, Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., takes part in a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Millions of American women will face tough choices about abortion coverage if restrictions in the House health care bill become law, both sides in the abortion debate agree.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_re_us/us_heath_overhaul_abortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091112/capt.f1f916cb3b7545e9a3796c3a3ed02208.health_overhaul_abortion_dclb106.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=WVDnL25UPHnHPKEcbyH9Aw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this July 17, 2007 file photo, Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., takes part in a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_us/us_family_sex_crimes ap/20091111/us_family_sex_crimes AP us Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:35:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_us/us_family_sex_crimes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091111/capt.88be872e172c447da18e29a1a4d5f012.family_sex_crimes_moez101.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=tfIK3CgnSoU3Bo0A11Pjlw--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="Crime scene investigators dig around a tree line as they look for evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Crews were scouring several acres of a land in connection with the arrest of five men charged with sexually abusing children. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)" border="0" /></a>AP - Authorities on Wednesday were searching a rural property in western Missouri for bodies and buried glass jars containing notes written more than 15 years ago by children who may have documented sexual abuse by five members of their own family.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_re_us/us_family_sex_crimes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091111/capt.88be872e172c447da18e29a1a4d5f012.family_sex_crimes_moez101.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=tfIK3CgnSoU3Bo0A11Pjlw--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="photo" title="Crime scene investigators dig around a tree line as they look for evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Crews were scouring several acres of a land in connection with the arrest of five men charged with sexually abusing children. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091110/ap_on_re_us/us_patrick_kennedy_bishop ap/20091110/us_patrick_kennedy_bishop AP us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:37:11 GMT AP - U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy says recent comments by Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop questioning the congressman's faith because of his stance on abortion and health care reform were "very disconcerting." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091110/ts_alt_afp/healthuspoliticsabortion afp/20091110/healthuspoliticsabortion AFP us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:04:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091110/ts_alt_afp/healthuspoliticsabortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091110/capt.photo_1257865629700-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=29JZf1_YOXxsHxK1a.f4zg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Rights advocates from the National Organization of Women (NOW), Monday accused the most pro-choice US government in decades of throwing women under the bus after lawmakers tagged on an amendment restricting abortion access and funding to the health care reform bill.(NOW)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Rights advocates Monday accused the most pro-choice US government in decades of throwing women under the bus after lawmakers tagged on an amendment restricting abortion access and funding to the health care reform bill.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091110/ts_alt_afp/healthuspoliticsabortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091110/capt.photo_1257865629700-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=29JZf1_YOXxsHxK1a.f4zg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Rights advocates from the National Organization of Women (NOW), Monday accused the most pro-choice US government in decades of throwing women under the bus after lawmakers tagged on an amendment restricting abortion access and funding to the health care reform bill.(NOW)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091110/ap_on_re_us/us_pelosi_seattle ap/20091110/us_pelosi_seattle AP us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:34:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091110/ap_on_re_us/us_pelosi_seattle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091110/capt.0b23ab1a202e4936bfbf81fdf64666fc.pelosi_seattle_waet103.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=OucpRUgdDfHyYGq5EfI47Q--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, right, gets a kiss on the cheek by Rep. Jim McDermott as Rep. Jay Inslee looks on during a news conference at Swedish Medical Center Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Seattle. Pelosi toured Swedish on her first public appearance after the House passed a health care bill over the weekend. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that while she opposes an anti-abortion amendment to the House version of the health care bill, it was necessary for the measure to pass.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091110/ap_on_re_us/us_pelosi_seattle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091110/capt.0b23ab1a202e4936bfbf81fdf64666fc.pelosi_seattle_waet103.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=OucpRUgdDfHyYGq5EfI47Q--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, right, gets a kiss on the cheek by Rep. Jim McDermott as Rep. Jay Inslee looks on during a news conference at Swedish Medical Center Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Seattle. Pelosi toured Swedish on her first public appearance after the House passed a health care bill over the weekend. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091110/pl_nm/us_usa_healthcare_abortion nm/20091110/us_usa_healthcare_abortion Reuters politics Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:00:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091110/pl_nm/us_usa_healthcare_abortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091110/i/r3095955670.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=Cbqcj2lW32hYJ.ddtJw85w--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="An anti-abortion protestor holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court building during the March for Life in Washington, January 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A fight over abortion could complicate Senate action on a sweeping U.S. healthcare reform bill as some moderate Democrats on Monday voiced support for a strict ban on using federal funds to pay for the procedure.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091110/pl_nm/us_usa_healthcare_abortion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091110/i/r3095955670.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=Cbqcj2lW32hYJ.ddtJw85w--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="An anti-abortion protestor holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court building during the March for Life in Washington, January 22, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20091109/ts_usnews/abortioncoverageseverelyrestrictedinhousehealthreformbill usnews/20091109/abortioncoverageseverelyrestrictedinhousehealthreformbill U.S. News & World Report topstories Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:00:53 GMT U.S. News & World Report - The Saturday-night passage of the House health reform bill has left a bad taste in the mouths of reproductive-rights advocates. They're opposed to the last-minute addition of a controversial amendment that specifically prohibits abortion coverage in plans funded by the federal government. In an E-mail sent out about an hour before the reform bill passed, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards called the amendment "an unacceptable addition to the healthcare reform bill that, if enacted, would result in women losing health benefits they have today. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091108/ap_on_go_co/us_house_rollcall_abortion ap/20091108/us_house_rollcall_abortion AP politics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:46:31 GMT AP - The 240-194 roll call Saturday by which the House voted to prohibit federal funding of abortions in a Democratic-written health care bill. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20091107/us_health_care_overhaul AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:12:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.f18ad27c1df046fe945bc1a4f5dc65d7.health_care_overhaul_wxsc101.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=yv6i5mXqgDKjoMOqYQilew--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - House Democrats have cleared an impasse over abortion that has been holding up a vote on sweeping health care legislation.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.f18ad27c1df046fe945bc1a4f5dc65d7.health_care_overhaul_wxsc101.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=yv6i5mXqgDKjoMOqYQilew--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_co/us_apnewsalert ap/20091107/us_apnewsalert AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:54:10 GMT AP - House Democrats clear impasse over abortion holding up vote on health care legislation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/abortion/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_us/us_activist_killed_mich ap/20091106/us_activist_killed_mich AP us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:57:04 GMT AP - A Michigan man charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner told police he had guns loaded in his truck when he took two nieces and a friend to school just before the shooting spree.