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Caveat Emptor: Roe v. Wade at 36
A new, shiny packaged document promoting "common ground" between the pro- and anti-choice movements is missing something critical: abortion. It's an important concept to discuss on the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo
digbysblog.blogspot.com — Thursday, January 22, 2009 Roe vs Wade by digby On today's anniversary of Roe vs Wade ,... the President of the United States gave an unequivocal support for a woman's right to choose: "On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this ... (more) Hullabaloo
Happy Birthday, Roe v. Wade
openleft.com — Today is the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a decision that made a pregnant woman's life... and health worth as much as a farm animal's, and put her autonomy in the law equal with the respect paid to the wishes a dead organ donor. How's that working ... (more) Happy Birthday, Roe v. Wade
For First Time In Eight Years, President Supports Roe On Anniversary
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Here's something we haven't seen in a while -- a White House statement praising Roe v. Wade... : Statement of President Obama on the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision not only ... (more) For First Time In Eight Years, President Supports Roe On ...
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Happy Birthday, Roe v. Wade
Open Left - Front Page — Today is the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a decision that made a pregnant woman's life and health worth as much as a farm animal's, and put her autonomy in the law equal with the respect paid to the wishes a dead organ donor. How's that working out on the ground? Frederick Clarkson writes to tell us from RH Reality Check: ...

Open Thread for Night Owls, Early Birds & Expats
Daily Kos — ... at Open Left citing Fred Clarkson's sobering account of the reality on the ground for women in America who need abortions. Let's just say that it may be a "right" but it's not exactly easy to exercise it. ...

Happy Anniversary, Roe v. Wade
The Mahablog — ... I hadn’t heard the anti-reproductive rights crowd had “signed on” to anything. I sniffed around, and apparently some religious policy wonks in Washington came up with some “third way” manifesto that is being pushed as the “common ground” on which pro- and anti-reproductive rights people are supposed to meet. As Fred Clarkson says, what’s being left out of the “common ground” is a clear support for a woman’s unfettered right to elective abortion, at least until the late second trimester. Thus, “abortion ...

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