George Santayana tells us, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Since many anti-choice zealots (and indeed, unfortunately, all too many pro-choice individuals as well) labor under the mistaken impression that the controversy surrounding abortion is a unique byproduct of…
By Rep. Nita M. Lowey As the summer comes to an end, Congress continues to misread the concerns of American families. Instead of focusing on ways to bring parents, teachers, and neighbors together to improve the lives of our children, the anti-choice House of Representatives…
by Neil McCarthy Anti-choice extremism got even nastier when the US House of Representatives passed the so-called Child Custody Protection Act. The Act, which was supported by Westchester Rep. Sue Kelly (R-Katonah), would make it a federal crime to take a minor to another state…
From the Institute for First Amendment Studies, Inc. In the Yellow Pages, "Abortion Alternatives" appears before "Abortion Providers." If a Manhattan woman seeks an abortion provider in the yellow pages, she will first see an ad for "Pregnancy Help, Inc." The ad reads, "Pregnant? Need…
There is no limit to arguments against imposing a one-size-fits-all parental notification law on pregnant teenagers. Proponents claim it is a parents' rights bill, but opponents believe it is an anti-choice bill. The only organizational supporters of the bill are anti-abortion groups; organizations that advocate…
One of the greatest successes of the anti-abortion movement has been to demonize abortions, the women who have them, and the doctors who perform them. Our side has failed to portray abortion as a valid, routine, and necessary part of women's medical care that should…
by Polly Rothstein Actually, there is no such thing as partial birth abortion. It's a fraud. Abortion foes, including the Catholic Church, the Christian Coalition, Right to Life, and the Republican and Conservative Party leadership, have created a false but potent issue: outlawing partial birth…
By Thomas Oliphant, Globe Columnist, 5/1/2000WASHINGTON The State of Nebraska got caught red-handed here last week. The exposure was technically legal in nature, and because it was before the Supreme Court there was enough of a veneer of gentility to cushion the blow's humiliating severity.…
May 25, 1998 By Polly Rothstein Opposing a ban on so-called "partial birth abortion" (PBA) is like arguing about a giant winged dragon: the dragon doesn’t exist. Nonetheless, people believe "partial birth abortion" exists and occurs late in pregnancy and should be outlawed. But "partial…
Excerpt from The Worst of Times: Illegal Abortion-Survivors, Practitioners, Coroners, Cops, and Children of Women Who Died Talk About Its Horrors, ed. Patricia G. Miller, 1993. During my medical training, I saw women being treated for septic abortion, and as a resident I took care…
