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Lorena Rivera, a 21-year-old legal receptionist, disappeared while on her way to work in Oklahoma City in April 1997. More than a month later, her body was found buried in a shallow grave. Rivera, 21 weeks pregnant and the mother of a three-year-old son, had been shot twice and beaten to death. Rivera’s friends testified […]
Argument to Invert Traditional Medical Standards Rejected Springfield, IL (July 26, 2012) — A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that abortion providers can be required to disclose risks associated with abortion, even if the attending doctor believes the associated risk is only incidental to the abortion and not a direct result of it. At […]
A federal court has upheld the right of states to require abortionists to screen for coercion and other risk factors associated with a higher risk of negative emotional reactions to abortion. Now is the time to pass similar laws in the 48 states which do not have any requirements for pre-abortion screening. Please get the […]
A federal court has dissolved an injunction against enforcement of a new law in South Dakota that requires abortion doctors to screen women for coercion and other factors that increase the risk of psychological complications after abortion. Beginning July 1, physicians must screen women for coercion and other risk factors for psychological complications before scheduling […]
“The coercive enforcement of China’s one-child policy causes more violence against women and girls than any other official policy on earth and any other official policy in the history of the world, ” according to an expert speaking at a memorial for victims of communism. Reggie Littlejohn, president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, spoke at […]