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Tag Archives: abortion
An abortion bill NY won’t like | NYPost.com
The Post’s Michael Benjamin: http://bit.ly/XneUlI With the state budget done, Albany will now turn to other issues –with Gov. Cuomo’s push for a new abortion law being one of the top issues. We’re told the proposal is a codification of … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Health, Politics, Public Policy
Tagged abortion, Andrew Cuomo, reproductive health, Roe v. Wade
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Black teen abortion rate
Among Non-Hispanic black teens, the abortion rate was even greater – 5,956 abortions to 2,265 live births, or 72%. For every 1,000 African-American babies born to teens, 2,630 were aborted. I wonder why black teens are resorting to abortion when … Continue reading
Is Rick Perry’s abortion stance dangerous?
The Politico Arena: Rick Perry has announced that he no longer supports abortion in any case, including rape and incest, CBS News reports. http://bit.ly/t68Ta7 Perry said he was moved by a woman who appeared in former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s … Continue reading
Sex-ed initiative at heart of house bill battle – Washington Times
Sex-ed initiative at heart of house bill battle – Washington Times. The tug-of-war over sex education is back, thanks to a House bill that would fund the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal 2012 but also would slash … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Health, Public Policy
Tagged abortion, abstinence, abstinence-centered sex education, NAEA, President Obama, sex education
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Towns Aide On Bed-Stuy Abortion Rate: ‘It Needs To Be High’ | PolitickerNY
Towns Aide On Bed-Stuy Abortion Rate: ‘It Needs To Be High’ | PolitickerNY. The Brooklyn Ink, a publication from the Columbia Journalism School, published a piece yesterday that looks at the sky-high abortion rate in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, where more … Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, Health, Public Policy
Tagged abortion, Edna Johnson, Rep. Ed Towns
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Brooklyn Areas: Most Pregnancies End in Abortion
Brooklyn Areas: Most Pregnancies End in Abortion | Local Brooklyn News and Features | The Brooklyn Ink. A startlingly news story published in Brooklyn Ink, a project of the Columbia University School of Journalism, about the high … Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, Health, Public Policy
Tagged abortion, Chiaroscuro Foundation, greg pfundstein, guttmacher institute
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Ignoring Abortion’s Toll
First published in the NY Post (January 18, 2011) YOU have to wonder sometimes about what provokes citywide outrage — and what doesn’t. Last week, Schools Chancellor Cathie Black’s offhand joke about how birth control would resolve school overcrowding elicited … Continue reading
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