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Clinton Seeking Shared Ground Over Abortions, by Patrick Healy, Jan 25, 2005, New York Times.
Hillary Clinton speaks to abortions supporters in New York City, yet tries to speak to both sides of the issue.

Bush Hails Progress Toward ‘Culture of Life,’ by Michael A Fletcher, Jan 25, 2005, Washington Post.
President Bush tells thousands of antiabortion marchers that is administration is making progress toward fostering a “culture of life.”

We Know How, But Don’t Ask Us Why, Jan 25, 2005, Washington Post.
A quick overview of a survey of fertility clinics in the US and how they decide who to help get pregnant.

After 32 Years, Roe Remains a Lightning Rod, by Karlyn Baker, Jan 23, 2005, Washington Post.
Protestors come from all over the US to protest at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Washington DC.

Remembering Roe: The 31st Anniversary of a Landmark Ruling, by Joanne Mariner, Jan 21, 2004. Legal Commentary from FindLaw’s Writ, remembering the debt owed to Roe v Wade.

The Looming Threat to Roe, by Carol Towarnicky, Nov 24, 2004, Philly.com.
Bush paid no price for governing from the extreme right in his first term, and the only hope to save our privacy rights may be to plan for Roe’s demise.

Rolling Back Women’s Rights, Editorial, Nov 23, 2004, New York Times.
President Bush and the US Congress used the cover of a spending bill to curtail women’s access to abortion.

Anti-Reproductive Rights Legislators Seek to Suspend Availability of Mifepristone, Nov 19, 2004, Ms. Magazine.
Republicans introduce a bill to allow the General Accounting Office to investigate the FDA’s process to approve RU 486.

Health Round-Up: Bush Re-Election and Women’s Reproductive Rights, Nov 9, 2004, allAfrica.com.
Review of policies introduced during the Bush administration and their global impact on women’s access to abortions and HIV/AIDS prevention services.

Reproductive Rights or Partisan Bloviating?, by Sylvia Cochran, Oct 23, 2004, Suite101
An exploration of definitions, including the UN’s statement on the definition of “reproductive rights.”

Legalised Abortion is Necessary for the Safety of Women: religion and ethics on bbc.co.uk.

Bush’s War Against Choice, Sep 27, 2004, Philadelphia Daily News.
On Jan 22, 2001, Bush reinstalled the "global gag rule," which denies US aid to family planning programs abroad that, using their own funds, provide abortions, counseling or advocate for changes in abortion laws.

Owning Up to Abortion, Barbara Ehrenreich, July 22, 2004, New York Times.
An op-ed exploring the idea that many women separate abortions of imperfect fetuses from issues of reproductive rights and freedom of choice for all women.

After 25 Years, New Ideas in the Prenatal Test Tube, by Mary Duenwald, Jully 15, 2003, New York Times.
An overview of IVF technology being used throughout the US since the first test tube baby.

New Internationalist Magazine issue on reproductive rights, July 1998.

Abortion Debate Deferred as More Voices Join the Vatican, by Anne Shepherd, Sept 9, 1994.
Report from UN International Conference on Population and Development.

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