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    Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. New Mexico medical board clears abortion doctor of negligence

    An Albuquerque doctor, accused by an antiabortion group of gross negligence for her handling of a late-term abortion, was exonerated by New Mexico officials.
    An Albuquerque doctor, accused by an antiabortion group of gross negligence for her handling of a late-term abortion, was exonerated by New Mexico officials. The New Mexico Medical Board cleared Dr. Shelley Sella of any impropriety in how she handled...

    Tags: Abortion, Social Issues, Activism, Joe Arpaio, George Tiller

    2. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Parsing Republican paranoia on the disability treaty

    Paranoia strikes deep. That’s the bottom-line explanation for the failure of the U.S. Senate to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But it was more than a generic fear of black helicopters (or black wheelchairs) that impelled 38 Republican senators to disrespect Bob Dole and oppose the treaty, depriving it of the required two-thirds majority.
    Paranoia strikes deep. That’s the bottom-line explanation for the failure of the U.S. Senate to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But it was more than a generic fear of black helicopters (or black wheelchairs) that...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Social Issues, Mike Lee, Bob Dole, Geneva (Swiss Confederation)

    3. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  3. Jack Brooks dies at 89; longtime congressman from Texas

    <span class="runtimeTopic">HOUSTON -- Jack Brooks</span>, who spent 42 years in Congress representing his Southeast Texas district and was in the Dallas motorcade in 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, has died. He was 89.
    HOUSTON -- Jack Brooks, who spent 42 years in Congress representing his Southeast Texas district and was in the Dallas motorcade in 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, has died. He was 89. Brooks died Tuesday night at Baptist Hospital...

    Tags: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Elections, Racism, Judges

    4. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Ireland to seek change in abortion law after woman's death

    The Irish government announced Tuesday that it would draft new laws and regulations to spell out when doctors can terminate a pregnancy, weeks after an ailing woman was refused an abortion and perished.
    The Irish government announced Tuesday that it would draft new laws and regulations to spell out when doctors can terminate a pregnancy, weeks after an ailing woman was refused an abortion and perished. Exactly what rules will be proposed is still...

    Tags: Abortion, Social Issues, Republic of Ireland, Elections, Family

    5. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Liberty University allowed to argue claims against healthcare law

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court rectified an oversight Monday and gave a Baptist university in Virginia a chance to argue in a lower court two claims that were not considered in June when the justices upheld President Obama&rsquo;s healthcare law.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court rectified an oversight Monday and gave a Baptist university in Virginia a chance to argue in a lower court two claims that were not considered in June when the justices upheld President Obama’s healthcare law....

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health and Safety at School, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace

    6. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Letters: 40 years of Roe vs. Wade

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-roe-wade-40th-anniversary-20130122%2C0%2C7767642.story">Re "Roe vs. Wade turns 40," Editorial, Jan. 22</a>
    Re "Roe vs. Wade turns 40," Editorial, Jan. 22 Although there will probably never be a consensus on abortion, it is also clear that two things must happen to advance the debate. First, pro-lifers must accept that all women deserve easy and...

    Tags: Social Issues, Abortion, Family Planning, Planned Parenthood

    7. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Support for legal abortion rises, 40 years after Roe vs. Wade

    Forty years after the Supreme Court&rsquo;s Roe vs. Wade decision struck down laws forbidding abortions, support for a legal right to end a pregnancy has grown, according to new polls released this week.
    This article has been updated. See below for details.
    Forty years after the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision struck down laws forbidding abortions, support for a legal right to end a pregnancy has grown, according to new polls released this week. The shift has come largely from increased support...

    Tags: Abortion, Social Issues, Africa, Republican Party, White House

    8. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Sundance 2013: 'After Tiller' puts a face on abortion doctors

    <em>This post has been corrected. For details, see the note at the bottom.</em>
    This post has been corrected. For details, see the note at the bottom. Premiering today at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. documentary competition, “After Tiller” is an intimate and heartfelt look at the four doctors...

    Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Abortion, Social Issues, Health and Medical Professionals, George Tiller

    9. Dec 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Catherine O'Neill dies at 70; political activist, women's advocate

    Catherine O'Neill, a social worker turned political activist and advocate for refugee women who co-founded the watchdog group now called the Women's Refugee Commission, died of cancer Wednesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. She was 70.
    Catherine O'Neill, a social worker turned political activist and advocate for refugee women who co-founded the watchdog group now called the Women's Refugee Commission, died of cancer Wednesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. She was 70. Her death...

    Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Pakistan, International Relations, Christianity, Elections

    10. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive

  10. In confirmation battle, big guns are aimed at Chuck Hagel

    In the trench warfare that characterizes politics in the nation's capital these days, Chuck Hagel is like a soldier stuck in no-man's land, getting shot at from both sides.
    In the trench warfare that characterizes politics in the nation's capital these days, Chuck Hagel is like a soldier stuck in no-man's land, getting shot at from both sides. President Obama's choice of Hagel as his nominee to become secretary of...

    Tags: Social Issues, Republican Party, Minority Groups, Human Interest, Israel

    11. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Obama wins a second term

    President Obama overcame a disappointingly slow economic recovery and a massive advertising onslaught to win a second term Tuesday night, forging a coalition of women, minorities and young people that reflects the changing political face of America.
    President Obama overcame a disappointingly slow economic recovery and a massive advertising onslaught to win a second term Tuesday night, forging a coalition of women, minorities and young people that reflects the changing political face of America....

    Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Tea Party Movement, Polls, Mitt Romney, Unemployment

    12. Nov 11, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  12. McManus: Wielding wedge issues

    Once upon a time in American politics, there were things called "wedge issues," and they generally terrified Democrats. They were mostly social and cultural issues: abortion, feminism, gay rights, illegal immigration and race. Conservatives wielded them to divide working-class Democrats. Wedge issues helped elect Ronald Reagan to the presidency and dozens of other Republicans to Congress.
    Once upon a time in American politics, there were things called "wedge issues," and they generally terrified Democrats. They were mostly social and cultural issues: abortion, feminism, gay rights, illegal immigration and race. Conservatives wielded them...

    Tags: Ronald Reagan, Social Issues, Minority Groups, Family Planning, Elections

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