Credit: Brad Gregg “We have an obligation to protect our citizens and to make sure a life-altering abortion is held to the highest medical standards,” Pruitt said in a written statement. The lead plaintiff in challenging the ultrasound law, Nova Health Systems, was represented by the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights. “This last-ditch effort […]
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War of the womb
A state judge last week struck down a law requiring an ultrasound be performed prior to an abortion, and the following day a suit was filed to prevent a so-called personhood measure from landing on the November ballot. The ultrasound law, passed by the state Legislature in 2010 over the veto of then-Gov. Brad Henry, […]
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Showing women ‘who’s boss’
“The small proportion of women and girls who aren’t using contraceptives account for half of all abortions in America,” according to the Guttmacher Institute. One might suppose, then, that these men would work to prevent unintended pregnancy (hence some abortions) through use of contraceptives. Apparently not. But there are other ways to put “uppity” women in […]