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Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Keynote Women at NBCU 'Power of the Purse' Breakfast as Part of Advertising Week in New York, Sept 28
Speaker Nancy Pelosi will participate in a "Keynote Conversation" with NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker at Women at NBCU's "Power of the Purse" breakfast on Tuesday, September 28. PR Newswire; July 27, 2010 |
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Planned Parenthood Gives Award to Pro-Abortion "Catholic" Speaker Nancy Pelosi
At a Planned Parenthood gala on Capitol Hill Thursday evening, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was treated like a rock star by the abortion business. Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards ... LifeNews; July 16, 2010 |
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Pelosi applauded at Planned Parenthood event
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has had a long week. She's had to explain to donors why White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is predicting she'll lose her gavel in the fall ... Politico; July 15, 2010 |
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The Year of the (Pro-Life) Woman
WHEN President George W. Bush signed the bill banning partial-birth abortion in 2003, supportive legislators gathered around for a photograph. All of them were men. Nancy Pelosi ... NYT; June 11, 2010 |
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Most Powerful Woman in American History?
Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker in the 218-year history of the U.S. House of Representatives, has been described as the most powerful woman in American history. VoA; May 23, 2010 |
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"Emotional" is a tired gendered stereotype often used to attack women
... Pelosi's judgment was attacked as being "based on emotions and not good sense." Following Democratic victories in 2006 which paved the way for Nancy Pelosi to become the first female Speaker ... Media Matters; May 9, 2010 |
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GOP sees a surge in female candidates
... but they’re strangely silent about how Nancy Pelosi might also have been an inspiration for these women, given the fact that she’s, you know, the first woman speaker of the House. But no – ... True/Slant; April 29, 2010 |
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Palin, Bachmann, Pelosi: A strange clique of three
Sarah Palin and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, with whom Palin recently campaigned, believe themselves to be radically different from Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Anchorage Daily News; April 19, 2010 |
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Nancy Pelosi's challenge
The House speaker is not popular with voters. But she can count noses. The Economist; March 18, 2010 |
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Will Nancy Pelosi have a brief tenure as “most powerful woman”?
Just last month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in the midst of an extended victory lap — taking congratulations for the passage of health care legislation, getting credit for giving ... AJC; April 19, 2010 |
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Palin, Pelosi & the politics of scorn
Much ado is being made over two lady politicos these days, Sarah Palin for her six-figure fees and Nancy Pelosi for her legislative expertise. True/Slant; April 1, 2010 |
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HEALTH REFORM: What Women Stand to Gain
... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other women’s health advocates have trumpeted provisions in the legislation that make certain being a woman is no-longer a pre-existing condition. ... New America Foundation; March 31, 2010 |
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Pelosi, Clinton, Woolsey Celebrate Women's History Month
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey celebrated women's history month yesterday at an event at the US Capitol. ... Ms. March 26, 2010 |
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What The Health Care Bill Means For Women
... In heralding the bill, Nancy Pelosi focused on how it would benefit women: "It's personal for women. After we pass this bill, being a woman will no longer be a pre-existing medical condition." Forbes; March 23, 2010 |
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Spotted: Pelosi at Basta
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi traveled to New Haven on Saturday to host a panel discussion on women’s health, part of the Democrats' last-ditch effort to market health care reform. Yale Daily News; March 7, 2010 |
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San Francisco Archbishop Responds to Pelosi
The Archbishop of San Francisco has responded to remarks made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in an interview for NEWSWEEK's year-end issue. He sharply rebuts Pelosi, who worships in his jurisdiction ... Newsweek; Jan. 15, 2010 |
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Listecki takes over Milwaukee archdiocese
... Listecki has been more outspoken on political issues than Dolan. He once admonished Nancy Pelosi for her interpretation of Catholic teachings on the beginnings of life, and criticized ... Chicago Tribune; Janaury 4, 2010 |
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Nancy Pelosi, her archbishop, and her conscience
In an interview with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a sympathetic Eleanor Clift of Newsweek eventually gets around to the question of Catholicism ... Catholic Culture; December 30, 2009 |
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Women leaders -- collect them all!
... her maternal image could make her a fabulous "Grandmother in Pearls" — a love of children is evidently an asset as long as you're done raising them — à la Nancy Pelosi. Salon; December 28, 2009 |
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“Political Winners” Circle Filled by Figures Close to Obama
In Americans' estimation, the top three political winners of 2009 are all women closely linked with the Obama administration: Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Sonia Sotomayor. Gallup; December 28, 2009 |
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Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid 'Burn in Hell' Video Competitions Announce Winner; Will the Sequel Be 'Bob Casey Joins Reid in Hell?'
... Randall Terry states: "We did this video competition half in jest, half in reality. As a Catholic Christian, I own the fact that Pelosi and Reid really will go to hell if they die unrepentant ... PR Newswire; 12/18/09 |
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NARAL Pro-Choice California
Rally in Support of Health Care Reform
Physicians and Advocates will Urge California Senators to Oppose Abortion Coverage Ban in Health Reform NARAL; December 1, 2009 |
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Carlson: ‘You Don’t Hear As Much About The Scrutiny’ Of Pelosi Because Conservative Women ‘Get More Attacks’
On Fox and Friends this morning, the hosts discussed a recently released Fox News poll that measures the favorable opinions that Americans have about former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Nancy Pelosi. Think Progress; 11/20/09 |
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Fox & Friends Laughs, Acts Out, Pelosi ‘Burn in Hell’ Heckler
The dim bulbs over at Fox & Friends this morning, thought a shouted threat against the House Speaker was just hilarious. ChattahBox; October 30, 2009 |
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Obama's Washington Looks a Lot Like ... George W. Bush's
... But it's rather striking to see that the list is about as white and male as ever. There is no woman above No. 8 (Nancy Pelosi) and no one who isn't white above No. 13 (Attorney General Eric Holder). Newsweek; Oct. 14, 2009 |
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A Woman's Place Is in the House…of Representatives
I've been saying it for over a month: We need to leave Afghanistan as soon as safely possible. ... So when Gen. Stanley McChrystal recently proposed sending up to 40,000 additional troops there, Nancy Pelosi ... Calitics; 10/9/09 |
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The NRCC wants to put women in their place
“Nancy Pelosi continues to make party politics a higher priority than our national security. Rather than listening to a four-star general's assessments on Afghanistan ..." Crooks and Liars; October 2009 |
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Sexist GOP group wants Pelosi ‘put in her place’
We all know that most Republican members of Congress would rather be living in the 1950s, those golden, fantasy days, when Leave It To Beaver-ish blandness set the national tone ... The Clog; October 7, 2009 |
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Hillary slips behind Pelosi
Forbes has just published their 100 Most Powerful Women list and it has some sour news for Hillary Clinton, who has slipped to No. 36, eight slots below her '08 ranking. Politico; August 25, 2009 |
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Violence Predicted If Health Bill Subsidizes Abortion
Randall Terry, the controversial former head of Operation Rescue, is predicting that extremists would retaliate with violence if a health care overhaul allows taxpayers to foot the bill for abortions. CQ Politics; 7/28/09 |
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Pelosi Tries to Quell Concerns Over Abortion in Health Bill
Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday met privately with anti-abortion Democrats to try to stem growing concerns that abortion services could end up being part of a government-subsidized health care plan. Roll Call; July 22, 2009 |
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Democrats Divided Over Abortion Funding in Health Reform
Now House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the leaders in the reform effort have one more contingent to deal with. Democrats who oppose abortion rights ... CBC News; July 21, 2009 |
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Pelosi accused of muzzling opposition to taxpayer-funded D.C. abortions
Despite bipartisan efforts from pro-life congressmen, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation allowing taxpayer-funded abortion in the District of Columbia. ... Catholic News Agency; July 18, 2009 |
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RNC Video Equates Pelosi With Goldfinger Character
The Republican National Committee released a video (see below) that draws a connection between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Pussy Galore ... CBS News; May 24, 2009 |
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Memory lane with Pelosi: Jerry Brown's key role in her political career
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, addressing the Commonwealth Club of California Wednesday, had some tales to tell about life as a powerful woman in politics ... SF Chron; April 16, 2009 |
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Pelosi Is Not the Only One
When your head is swimming from all the commentary ebbing and flowing from Wednesday's Nancy Pelosi encounter with the Holy Father, the essence of what actually occurred is lost. CNS News; February 20, 2009 |
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Some want pope to scold pro-choice Pelosi
... Will Nancy Pelosi, the pro-choice California congresswoman ..., take Communion at Mass in Rome before her scheduled audience with Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday? USA Today; February 17, 2009 |
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Obama Signs Equal-Pay Legislation
President Obama signed his first bill into law on Thursday, approving equal-pay legislation that he said would “send a clear message that making our economy work means making sure it works for everybody.” NYT; 1/29/09 |
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NCJW defends Pelosi, is disappointed in Obama
Earlier this week, Agudath Israel asked Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to repudiate her statement that funding birth control reduces government costs ... JTA; January 29, 2009 |
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CQ Transcript: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Holds a Press Conference
Good morning. And a good morning it is. I just returned from the White House to congratulate President Obama on signing his first bill, the Lilly Ledbetter legislation ... CQ Politics; January 29, 2009 |
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Liz Smith: Nancy Pelosi, Buy a Clue!
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty and try to follow them.” WowOwow; January 21, 2009 |
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Democratic women cheer their own, and Obama too
... For some 2,000 people crowded into the Washington Hilton ballroom to hear Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and many others, it was also an occasion to enthusiastically cheer on Barack Obama ... AP; 1/18/2009
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Pelosi strips gender-specific language from House rules
The Capitol is no longer a man’s world ... . When Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker ..., rumors abounded that she would emasculate the male-dominated Congress ... DC Examiner; January 10, 2009 |
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We need more women in US government: Nancy Pelosi
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said there should be more women in the incoming administration of president-elect Barack Obama, but praised the "diversity" of his team. AFP; Jan. 11, 2009 |
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Pelosi: New Bush Administration Rule an Assault on Women's Health Care
Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Bush Administration's "refusal clause" rule. MarketWatch; December 18, 2008 |
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Maloney And Pelosi Unite In The Name Of Woman Power
Nancy Pelosi will be in town Monday for a two-for-the-price-of-one (books, that is) event with Rep. Carolyn Maloney for a Hunter College event ... The Daily Politics; November 26, 2008 |
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U.S. Bishops Set to Address Abortion at Nov. Meeting Following Biden, Pelosi Gaffes
The Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement yesterday which says that the US Bishops will discuss ... abortion ... LifeSiteNews.com; 9/11/08 |
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Archbishop, Pelosi to talk about communion
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has accepted an invitation from San Francisco’s archbishop to discuss whether she should continue to receive communion at the Catholic Church ... The Hill; September 8, 2008 |
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ArchBishop of SanFran “Invites” Nancy Pelosi 3rd in Line To Be POTUS, to “A Conversation”
Catholicism is rife with euphemisms, and …following the Pope’s actual intentions and motives is often reduced to a kind of Pope-omancy, interpreting a gesture ... The Moderate; September 5, 2008 |
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House Speaker Pelosi Coming To Hartford
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - the highest-ranking elected woman in the country - will be coming to Hartford next Friday to speak to the World Affairs Council at the Hartford Club. Harford Courant; September 5, 2008
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Nancy Pelosi Dead Wrong on Abortion, says SF Archbishop
orcerer Archbishop George Niederauer is hopping mad at Nancy Pelosi. Why? Because of what she said about the church's teaching on abortion. SFist; September 5, 2008 |
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Archbishop Disputes Pelosi's Statements
Wash. ArchB. Donald W. Wuerl and several other U.S. bishops are disputing statements by ... Nancy Pelosi during a "Meet the Press" appearance about the Catholic Church's teachings on abortion. Wash. Post; 8/27/08 |
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Pelosi is wrong on 'abortion rights'
When Democrats decided they wouldn't let the GOP be "God's Only Party," they weren't kidding. Thanks to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, none other than St. Augustine has been summoned to Denver. Chicago Tribune; August 27, 2008 |
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Pelosi’s abortion comments provoke Catholic criticism
Catholic leaders in Colorado and elsewhere have been swift to react to comments by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday ... FaithWorld (Reuters); August 27, 2008 |
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DNC spotlight segment: Nancy Pelosi
Today's spotlight segment from the Democratic National Convention is with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Minnesota Public Radio; August 26, 2008 |
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Pelosi quells protests as she rallies women for Obama
If there's a rift between Obama and Clinton supporters this week, it's clear who's been anointed to bring them together: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. August 25, 2008 |
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Pelosi A 'religious Heretic,' Says Former GOP Rep.
(The Politico) ... Pelosi ... is a “religious heretic” for suggesting that there is disagreement within the Catholic Church over the definition of conception ... CBS News; August 26, 2008 |
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Catholic Bishops (all men) correct Pelosi on abortion
Two prominent Roman Catholic archbishops say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic Democrat, misstated church teachings about abortion in a recent television appearance, ... AP; August 25, 2008 |
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Bush abortion furor takes down Nancy Pelosi's website
It started as a comment from Nancy Pelosi, who told reporters yesterday that if the Bush administration goes through with its proposed regulation on abortion, "it will launch a dangerous assault on women's health." LAT; Posted 8/10/08 |
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Pelosi Statement on Bush Administration Effort to Redefine Contraception as Abortion
Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on reports that the Bush Administration's is drafting a proposed rule that would place new restrictions on domestic family planning programs. MarketWatch; 7/16/08 |
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Nancy Pelosi -- Where Were You?
Many have asked, where has Nancy Pelosi been? As a figurehead in government, a representative of women at large, a benefactor of funding from organizations like Emily’s list ... No Quarter USA; Linked July 4, 2008 |
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Pelosi: Clinton was a victim of sexism
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi believes that Hillary Clinton was a victim of sexism in the Democratic primaries but she isn't prepared to blame that for Clinton's failure to win the nomination. The Swamp; June 24, 2008
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Spotlight back on Pelosi
Just 18 days after Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) became the nation’s first female Speaker ..., Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) announced that she was “in it to win it,” ... The Hill; June 9, 2008 |
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Dems’ top two women choose different paths
When the next president addresses a joint session of Congress in 2009, the first female Speaker of the House could be sitting behind the first female president. The Hill; February 4, 2008 |
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Perspective counts
As long as Hillary Clinton, and now Gloria Steinem, have chosen to play the women's card against the race card, let me throw in a third one: the class card. SF Chron; January 9, 2008 |
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The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto, a two time former Prime Minister of Pakistan, and one of the leading voices of democratization, was assassinated in a suicide bombing in Rawalpindi, a garrison city near the capital, Islamabad. AlterNet; 12/27/07 |
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WaPo Columnist Blames US Feminists for Oppression of Saudi Women
We had so much fun playing the feminist blame game a few weeks ago, that we thought oh what the heck, let's do it again. AlterNet; December 19, 2007 |
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Basra Is Not a Better Place
Despite what the military spokesmen say, Iraq's second city is now a place where women live in fear of being murdered on the streets. Comment is free; December 17, 2007 |
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Iraq: "Bad" Women Raped and Killed
Women are being killed by militia groups in southern Iraq for not conforming to strict Islamic ways, the police say. Inter Press Service; December 18, 2007 |
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Muslim Women: Damsels in Distress?
It seems that Muslim women - particularly those living in western capitals- are destined to remain besieged by two debilitating discourses, which though different in appearance, are one in essence. Guardian/UK; 12/18/07 |
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Women's rights take big slide backward in Iraq
A slender girl is dragged in a headlock through a braying mob of men. Within seconds, she is on the ground covering her head in her arms in a futile attempt to fend off a shower of stones. LA Times; May 22, 2007.
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Iraqi and Afghani Feminists Weigh In on the Dire Situation for Women Under U.S. Occupation and Rising Fundamentalism
Yanar Mohammed is the co-founder of the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq. Dr. Sima Samar is the chair of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. Democracy Now! May 14, 2007. |
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U.S. Needs a Women's Equality Amendment
A Law Against Gender Bias Is Only As Strong As The Next Congress and President. Star Tribune (Minnesota); May 1, 2007. |
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How Media Mistakes Fueled the High Court Abortion Ruling
The federal abortion ban is the result of language bought and repeated endlessly by journalists who were sometimes uninformed and sometimes just too lazy to get it right. Women's Media Center; April 21, 2007. |
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