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Planned Parenthood OKs merger of Ariz. branchesPlanned Parenthood organizations in Tucson and Phoenix — already the largest providers of reproductive health care services in the state — will merge in October with the goal of serving more women statewide.Permalink [Filed under: Reproductive Rights]The boards of directors of Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona and Planned Parenthood of Central and Northern Arizona agreed to the merger last Saturday, officials said Friday.
"The best part about this merger is it will create the opportunity for the organization as a whole to serve more clients," said Megan Davis, chairwoman of the Southern Arizona board.
Posted by Editor at 10:18 AM
Roe vs. Wade remains a defining issuePoliticians, high court renew abortion debate
Three decades ago, a youthful John Jakubczyk joined the Right to Life front lines as a "sidewalk counselor."Permalink [Filed under: Health Care, Reproductive Rights]The U.S. Supreme Court had just legalized abortion, and Jakubczyk wanted to do all he could to talk women out of the procedure.
Gloria Feldt was championing the civil rights and feminist movements as one of the first five members of the National Organization for Women in western Texas. She wanted women to feel empowered to make their own choices.
Posted by Editor at 07:29 AM
Biggest Gambler: Giuliani or McCain?By Peter Bakke, editor, AZPoliticalNews.com & ElectaPres.com
This week, Time Magazine wrote,
Rudy Giuliani's decision to be more forthright about his pro-choice stance on abortion may be the boldest step of the Presidential campaign so far.
This might be true, but one could argue that Sen. McCain might be the bigger gambler by hitching his pro-war wagon to the conflict in Iraq in general and the 'surge' in particular.
It will take weeks or months before we find out who the better gambler is, but in the meantime both candidates appear to be losing ground in the polls to Mitt Romney while they wait for their bets to pay off.
Permalink [Filed under: 2008 Presidential, Elections, Health Care, Iraq, McCain, Military, Reproductive Rights]Posted by Editor at 10:55 AM
High court decision good for Ariz. partial-birth abortion banPHOENIX -- The architect of Arizona's own ban on "partial-birth abortions" believes a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a similar federal law may finally allow enforcement of the state statute.Permalink [Filed under: Health Care, Legislature, Reproductive Rights]Sen. Karen Johnson, R-Mesa, said she is researching the effect of Wednesday's high court ruling which upheld the legality of a 2003 federal law. That measure, upheld as valid in a 5-4 ruling, makes it a crime to partially deliver a fetus and intentionally kill it.
Posted by Editor at 02:08 AM
McCain heads to Vegas, applauds abortion rulingArizona Sen. John McCain will make a campaign stop Thursday in Las Vegas. The Republican White House contender will keynote a GOP dinner at the Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino on the Vegas Strip, according to campaign officials.Permalink [Filed under: 2008 Presidential, Elections, McCain, Reproductive Rights]Nevada is an early battleground in the 2008 presidential campaign.
McCain also applauded a 5-to-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday that upheld a federal ban on partial birth/late-term abortions. Glendale Congressman Trent Franks and Mesa Congressman Jeff Flake as supported the decision. Abortion rights advocates -- including Democratic presidential contenders -- opposed Wednesday's court ruling.
Posted by Editor at 06:58 AM
South Carolina abortion measure draws Arizona interestAnti-abortion advocates in Arizona are eyeing a plan being considered in another state that would require medical facilities and clinics that provide abortions to show ultrasounds of the fetus to prospective patients before they undergo the procedure.Permalink [Filed under: Health Care, Reproductive Rights]That requirement has been put forward by social conservatives in South Carolina and has sparked some interest in Arizona. It is opposed by those favoring abortion rights.
On Thursday, according to the Associated Press, a South Carolina State Senate subcommittee dropped the ultrasound requirement from the bill, and it is expected to pass the full Senate in that form.
Posted by Editor at 01:27 AM
Ban on abortions at state colleges rapped by groupA group of University of Arizona medical school students and residents wants to challenge an Arizona law that makes it illegal to perform most abortions at medical facilities run by state universities.Permalink [Filed under: Education, Health Care, Legislature, Reproductive Rights]The nearly 35-year-old law reads: Abortions may not "be performed at any facility under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents unless such abortion is necessary to save the life of the woman having the abortion."
The UA chapter of Medical Students for Choice is "fighting for choice today" and educating the public about the need for more comprehensive medical training.
Posted by Editor at 01:23 AM
Move made on abortions for juvenilesPHOENIX - Abortion foes are preparing to make yet another try to legislatively tighten the circumstances under which a minor can terminate a pregnancy without parental consent.Permalink [Filed under: Health Care, Legislature, Reproductive Rights]On a 5-2 vote, the Senate Committee on Public Safety and Human Services approved legislation that proponents say simply spells out what factors a judge may consider in determining whether a pregnant girl is mature enough to make the decision. Attorney Peter Gentala of the Center for Arizona Policy said it just codifies what the state Court of Appeals already has ruled.
But Eleanor Eisenberg, lobbyist for NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona, said the measure actually would make state law more restrictive than the court ruling, and would deny abortions to some minors.
Posted by Editor at 02:20 AM
Bill on abortion consent clears House, heads to SenatePHOENIX - Abortion opponents are making another push to enact legislation to spell out processes for judges to use when girls request permission to skip getting parental consent.Permalink [Filed under: Health Care, Legislature, Reproductive Rights]A 34-21 House vote Thursday sent the bill (HB2641) to the Senate.
Posted by Editor at 12:36 AM
Poll: Abortion-rights support holds upPHOENIX — Arizonans' attitudes about abortion have hardly changed at all since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized the procedure more than three decades ago.Permalink [Filed under: Health Care, Polls, Reproductive Rights]A new statewide poll shows that 61 percent of voters questioned want to uphold the historic 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned laws in many states, including Arizona, that made terminating a pregnancy a crime. Another 30 percent want the ruling overturned, with the balance saying they have no opinion.
Posted by Editor at 12:31 AM
McCain: Abortion ruling should be overturnedSPARTANBURG, S.C. - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, looking to improve his standing with the party's conservative voters, said Sunday that the court decision legalizing abortion should be overturned.Permalink [Filed under: McCain, Reproductive Rights]"I do not support Roe vs. Wade. It should be overturned," the Arizona senator told about 800 people in South Carolina, one of the early voting states.
Posted by Editor at 07:08 AM
Kathleen Parker : Flip-flop hits Romney — but should it stick?The Arizona Daily Star has the story.
In a world wary of flip-floppery, it is nearly impossible for a politician to change his mind without appearing unprincipled.Permalink [Filed under: 2008 Presidential, Elections, Opinion, Reproductive Rights]Just ask John Kerry. Up front, I admit to enjoying a flip-flop moment now and again. Kerry made it too easy, with so many flip-flops that CBS News posted a "Top Ten" list during the 2004 presidential race. Famously, Kerry said: "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," referring to supplemental funding for the war in Iraq. The flip-flop slogan stuck to Kerry like Spandex because he couldn't stop contradicting himself.
Now the flip-flop has landed at the feet of Republican Mitt Romney, who is being compared to Kerry. Romney, you see, was pro-choice before he was pro-life.
Posted by Editor at 06:12 AM
Photos of aborted fetuses on display at UA MallThe Tucson Citizen has the story.
Gigantic images of aborted fetuses are being displayed on the University of Arizona Mall this week.Permalink [Filed under: Health Care, Reproductive Rights]Students for Bio-Ethical Equality, a conservative student group, is hosting the viewing of 18-foot-tall posters on the Mall until Thursday.
Posted by Editor at 06:25 AM
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