Pro-Lifers Embarrassed By Planned Parenthood Hearing, Call It ‘GOP Freak Show’

Pro-life conservatives blasted the spectacle on Twitter. The editors of several prominent anti-abortion publications said the questioners were unprepared, incompetent and embarrassing.

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作者 Judd Legum for Think Progress
Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards appears before the House Oversight Committee. The committee is investigating Planned Parenthood in connection with a series of sting videos that allege the group illegally sold fetal body parts. (AP Photo)

On Tuesday, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards appeared before the House Oversight Committee. The committee is investigating Planned Parenthood in connection with a series of sting videos that allege the group illegally sold fetal body parts. (That allegation is not supported by the videos or other factual evidence.) The hearing today

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Michigan Fights To Keep State From Implementing ‘Rape Insurance’ Law

“Women shouldn’t have to ‘plan ahead’ for sexual assault, or be punished for not ‘prepping’ after being raped,” wrote petitioners seeking to get the bill struck down.

Katie Rucke
作者 Katie Rucke
Randy Richardville

In December, the Michigan State Legislature approved a measure that would require women to purchase additional insurance for a health insurance plan that includes abortion coverage -- even in cases of rape and incest. Without the additional coverage, women would be forced to pay entirely out of pocket for abortion procedures that can cost anywhere

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Abortion Debate Continues 40 Years After Roe V Wade

There is a 50-50 chance the unborn fetus is female, Hughes said. “I’m speaking on her behalf. That is my freedom to believe.”

Katie Rucke
作者 Katie Rucke

Anti-abortion activists and conservative lawmakers persist in attempts to restrict abortion rights and even repeal Roe v. Wade. Although the Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that women have the right to have an abortion, those opposed to the practice -- namely conservatives -- have not rested in attempts to repeal the controversial ruling. As a

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Court Suspends Former Kansas Attorney General For Misconduct In Anti-Abortion Investigations

The Kansas Supreme Court found that Phill Kline committed ethics violations while investigating Planned Parenthood and the murdered Dr. George Tiller.

Katie Rucke
作者 Katie Rucke

In a 154-page decision last week, the Kansas Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of former state Attorney General Phill Kline for professional misconduct while investigating abortion clinics from 2003 to 2008. The court found that Kline committed at least 11 ethics violations while investigating abortion provider Dr. George Tiller

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Anti-Abortion Movement Takes A State-By-State Approach

Kansas, Texas, North Carolina and Ohio all have new, stricter abortion laws in various stages of the legislative process.

Katie Rucke
作者 Katie Rucke

The “war on women” continued on Monday when a new controversial Kansas abortion rule took effect requiring abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood to link their websites to a state Department of Health and Environment web page on abortion and fetal development. In addition to the link, abortion providers are now required to include a

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A Year Later, Planned Parenthood Fiasco Still Dogs Komen Foundation

Nancy Brinker, who said she would step down after last year’s controversy, is still with the charity and even received a 64 percent raise.

Katie Rucke
作者 Katie Rucke

A year after the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced that the group was no longer providing grants for breast-cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood, the organization is still dealing with the consequences of its unpopular decision. The fallout persists even though Nancy Brinker, the foundation’s founder and CEO, decided to restore the Planned

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