Abortion
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D.C. abortion ban up for House vote
A House committee is scheduled to vote on a bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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Anti-abortion protesters target Capitol Hill
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Anti-abortion activists — continuing their "Summer of Mercy 2.0" theme — have shifted their efforts from Germantown, Md. to Washington, D.C. More specifically, they're targeting the Capitol Building itself.
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Bob McDonnell, Virginia abortion regulations popular in Va.
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Virginia's new law requiring abortion clinics to meet hospital standards is one of the most stringent in the nation, and could potentially shutter most of the commonwealth's clinics. The law is being sharply criticized by liberals and left-leaning media, but Virginians? They love it — even those who know nothing about it!
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Summer of Mercy or Celebration of Choice? Anti-abortion, pro-choice protestors in Germantown
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Will this be the summer of "mercy," or "choice"? Anti-abortion and pro-choice activists are squaring off Saturday in Germantown, Md., for an entire week of concurrent rallies marking the 20th anniversary of the "Summer of Mercy" in Wichita, Kan., which targeted Dr. George Tiller and resulted in 2,600 arrests.
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House upholds D.C. abortion funding ban
An amendment allowing D.C. to spend local tax dollars on abortions for poor women failed Thursday.
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D.C. to 'walk for choice' again
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Walk—er, stand—for abortion rights this weekend.
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The battle over Virginia abortion clinic regulations begins now
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A Virginia Beach Planned Parenthood facility fields opposition to its bid for expanded gynecological services.
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Albert Haynesworth, Taylor Swift, and Geronimo!: Your sex and gender morning roundup
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Wednesday morning links on gender politics, Native American appropriation, and high-concept bullying.
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Female films hit Arlington Thursday
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Movies for ladies by a food for ladies.
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Georgetown begins talking about sex—carefully
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Georgetown University begins to draw the sex ed battle lines.
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Watch: D.C. women get arrested for abortion, voting rights
Women arrested for protesting abortion, voting rights in D.C.
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WATCH: D.C. women get arrested for abortion, voting rights
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Plus: Five tips for getting arrested as a woman.
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Voting rights ladies night: Your sex and gender morning roundup
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Morning links on female protesters, House dudes, and Aaron Sorkin.
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Virginia on reproduction: An abortion rights map
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Where Virginians stand on abortion restrictions, sex ed, and fetal personhood.
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Body-shaming through history: Your sex and gender morning roundup
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Friday links on widowed women, slutwalks, and sexism for skeptics.
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Wills, Kate, and Gandhi: Your sex and gender morning roundup
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Friday morning links on abortion funding, American weirdos, and Ghandi's guys.
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Massachusetts abortion fund to match donations to pay for D.C. abortions
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Massachusetts meets D.C.'s abortion funding, and raises it.
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28 D.C. women seek abortion funding as Medicaid coverage expires
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Medicaid funding expired for D.C. abortions at midnight last night.
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