Tag: pro-choice

Sep 04

Study Finds Married Women Have More Abortions Than Anyone Else

Billy AntonioPosted in Entertainment Tagged , , , , , ,

In popular imagination, women who get abortions are young, single, and promiscuous, hopping carelessly between one-night stands. I’m not one to look down upon women pursuing whatever lifestyle they find pleasing, but it’s a pretty offensive characterization, as if abortion is some shameful procedure reserved for scared teenagers, and married adult women with families are somehow above it. So you […]

Feb 04

South Dakota Bill Would Make Killing An Abortion Provider “Justifiable Homicide”

The FriskyPosted in News Tagged , , , , , ,

A committee in South Dakota‘s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would broaden the legal definition of “justifiable homicide” to include murders done to prevent harm to a fetus — like abortion — which reproductive rights advocates believe is a way to legalize the killing of abortion providers. Dr. George Tiller, the late-term […]