Tag: Abortion

Politicians Should Face Hard Questions on Tough Issues. All Politicians.

John McCormack · February 22, 2018 5:56 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., will not be able to receive Holy Communion in his home diocese after his recent vote against a bill that would have banned late-term abortions. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Catholic bishop barred Dick Durbin from receiving Holy Communion after his abortion vote

Katie Leach · February 22, 2018 5:02 pm

Shannon Edwards, whose affair with a married eight-term Pennsylvania congressman led to his resignation, announced in a statement that she is seeking the Republican nomination to take on Democratic Pittsburgh Rep. Mike Doyle. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Woman who had affair with GOP Rep. Tim Murphy is running for Congress

Salena Zito · February 22, 2018 3:13 am

"I don't have to tell you all that today has certainly been a long time coming," New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said when he signed a bill restoring $7.5 million in family planning funds to Planned Parenthood and other medical facilities. "New Jersey will once again stand strong for Planned Parenthood and reproductive rights." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy restores millions in funding to Planned Parenthood

Kimberly Leonard · February 21, 2018 6:54 pm

Scott Lloyd should not come under fire for protecting all the refugees under his office's care from violence. (Twitter)

Scott Lloyd is right to protect refugee life rather than destroy it

Tom McCluskey · February 20, 2018 5:01 am

The Supreme Court is reconvening on Tuesday. Here are four major cases to watch in the upcoming days ahead. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Four cases to watch when the Supreme Court returns this week

Melissa Quinn · February 19, 2018 5:01 am

Later in life, Norma McCorvey transitioned from the Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade to a fierce advocate for the anti-abortion movement. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

What Roe of Roe v. Wade can teach us

Frank Pavone · February 18, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was one of several Democrats who opposed the the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, saying the bill was "dangerous and cruel." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrats have moved far to the nation’s left on abortion

Ken Blackwell · February 17, 2018 5:01 am

Rewire recently posted a short documentary entitled "Care in Chaos" about the disruption outside of abortion facilities in Charlotte, N.C., and Fargo, N.D. (screenshot)

Abortion workers need to know you care

Abby Johnson · February 14, 2018 5:01 am

Documents from a whistleblower suggest the Department of Health and Human Service received input from a conservative group a week before announcing new guidance on Planned Parenthood funding. (iStock)

Democrats slam Trump administration for conservative group input on Planned Parenthood defunding

Kimberly Leonard · February 14, 2018 12:37 am

This legislation would help mothers keep the kid. (Congress)

Beltway Confidential

Republicans propose tax credit for expecting mothers. Good.

Philip Wegmann · February 13, 2018 9:58 pm

Fact Check: Did Trump Say Babies Shouldn’t Be Born in the Ninth Month of Pregnancy?

Holmes Lybrand · February 13, 2018 5:05 pm