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Planned Parenthood endorses Obama, calls Romney 'wrong for women'
The Planned Parenthood Action Fund began a $1.4-million ad campaign Wednesday attacking Mitt Romney as “just wrong for women,” injecting the abortion rights issue into a presidential campaign that has been heavily focused on the economy....
Tags: Birth Control, Politics, Family Planning, Abortion Issue, Mitt Romney
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Romney clinches GOP nomination, but faces fallout from the primaries
Mitt Romney’s victory in the Texas primary on Tuesday gives him enough delegates to capture the Republican presidential nomination, but he remains some distance from recovering from the damage caused by months of tussling with rivals in his own...
Tags: Republican Party, Family Planning, Parties and Movements, Immigration, The Wall Street Journal
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Should we refer to 'pro-life' and 'pro-choice' movements?
Over at Politics Now, our David Lauter has a fascinating deconstruction of a Gallup poll showing that the share of Americans who call themselves “pro-choice” on abortion has hit a record low of 41% while 50% now call themselves “pro-...
Tags: Abortion, Incest, Abortion Issue, Social Issues, Birth Defects
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Gallup poll on abortion: 'Pro-choice' position hits record low
The percentage of Americans who say they are “pro-choice” reached a record low, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday, but the political impact of the new data remain unclear given the volatile nature of the abortion issue....
Tags: Abortion, Politics, Democratic Party, Family Planning, Social Issues
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L.A. Unified a rare haven for health teachers
As if on cue, all faces turn alertly toward the front of the classroom where Bridget Brownell has set up a slide show at Taft High School in Woodland Hills.
They are about to view diseased sex organs.
"First," she said, "let me take attendance, and then...Tags: Family Planning, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Los Angeles Unified School District, Mental Health, Science and Technology
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Romney says Obama campaign showed weakness with 'cartoon'
For the Obama campaign, the creation of “The Life of Julia” was the latest campaign gimmick — drawing in female voters through social media to an infographic showing what a young woman’s life might look like under the policies of a...Tags: Republican Party, Cartoons, Politics, Family Planning, Parties and Movements
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Head of NARAL Pro-Choice America to step down at end of year
The president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, one of the nation’s leading abortion-rights groups, will step down at the end of the year. Nancy Keenan's decision comes as legislators nationwide are advancing laws to limit abortions or withhold...
Tags: Laws, Politics, Family Planning, Regional Authority, Abortion Issue
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Sen. Rand Paul: Didn't think Obama's view 'could get any gayer'
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul remarked on President Obama's decision to publicly support same-sex marriage by saying, “Call me cynical, but I wasn’t sure his views on marriage could get any gayer.” The comments by the Republican lawmaker from...
Tags: Rand Paul, Family, Gays and Lesbians, Bristol Palin, Abortion
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Bill to allow some non-physician abortions is pulled
PolitiCalBill that would allow some non-physicians to perform certain abortions pulled. In the face of opposition, the author of a bill to allow some non-physicians to perform certain abortions announced she was pulling the measure.... -
Fat cat's fate: Meow, the 39-pound feline, dies of lung failure
Meow, the fat cat whose 39-pound girth helped raise awareness about obesity in pets, has died of lung failure. The orange-and-white tabby was turned in to the Santa Fe, N.M., animal shelter last month and quickly made international headlines. At first,...
Tags: Asthma, Lungs and Airways, Weight, Human Body, Obesity
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Obama: GOP on women's health like 'being in a time machine'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Friday castigated the Republican Party for what he said were dated views onwomen's healthissues, saying the recent debate over contraceptives was "like being in a time machine." Speaking at a women's conference organized...
Tags: Women's Health, Politics, White House, Mitt Romney, Cancer
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Wedge issues may boost Obama's prospects
Is President Obama trying to wedge his way to a second term? The economy will doubtless be the overriding issue in November's presidential contest, and Obama is hardly ignoring it. But a successful candidate appeals to all sorts of voters harboring all...
Tags: Republican Party, Family Planning, Immigration, Parties and Movements, George H.W. Bush
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