The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) will write a woman's "right" to kill her pre-born child into law and will prohibit federal, state and local governments from enacting any type of law or regulation that would, in any way, interfere with a woman killing her pre-born baby. ...more

February 11, 2009

Restrictions have Effects In her editorial, "Can Common Ground Prevail?" (Dec. 27), Christina Page states restrictions have little effect on abortion rates and that fighting poverty to reduce demand for abortion is the way to go. According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, abortion rates have gone down quite a bit, from 29.3 abortions per 1,000 women in 1980 to 19.4 in 2005, the greatest decline being among teenagers. Did restrictions have little to do with this? When Minnesota passed a parental notification law, within four years the abortion rate for minors fell 27 percent, and the pregnancy rate fell 21 percent (American Journal of Public Health, May 1991). ...more

January 3, 2009

At the Planned Parenthood of Indiana, 'tis the season of giving health care and contraception. But it's a sentiment that opponents of abortion and artificial birth control say denigrates the holiday season. ...more

November 28, 2008

In American pop culture, the face of abortion is often a frightened teenager, nervously choosing to terminate an unexpected pregnancy. ...more

January 18, 2008

Women are just as likely to get an abortion in countries where it is outlawed as they are in countries where it is legal, according to research published Friday. ...more

October 12, 2007