Pro-Choice Friday News Rundown

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In a new push for the medically unnecessary and imbecilic concept of “personhood,” Arizona anti-choicers are pushing a bill to track every embryo ever. (RH Reality Check)
Asinine Arkansas just passed a bill outlawing abortions at 12 weeks — the most extreme abortion ban in the country. (CRR)
In case you weren’t aware, abortion providers risk their lives and property in the name of choice. (Truth-out)
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is putting the finishing touches on legislation that would guarantee women in New York the right to late-term abortions when their health is in danger or the fetus is not viable. (NYT)
Guess what, anti-choicers? Better Prenatal Testing Does Not Mean More Abortion. So get a friggen clue already. (The Atlantic)
In a thought-provoking piece, clinic workers answer tough questions on abortion. (Tres Sugar)
Surprisingly, German Bishops OK Contraception in Rape Cases (ABC News)
Two ultrasound bills are making their way through the Indiana legislature. And they both suck. (HuffPo)

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Stacey S.

Mississippi’s sole abortion clinic is at risk for closure thanks to their staunchly anti-choice governor. (CNN)
The FBI is investigating fires set at Georgia Women’s Clinics — hope they catch the sadist! (HuffPo)
Think carefully about this before you get knocked up, ladies: A fear of childbirth has been linked to longer labor. (Time Healthland)
Catholic bishops in Calgary have banned the HPV vaccine in Catholic schools due to their irrational, ignorant fears that it will cause promiscuity. (National Post)
Wow, this never happens: California actually wants to give women more access to birth control. (NC Times)
The National Organization for Women is firmly in the corner of President Obama for reelection. (Politico)
The FDA recently approved the first rapid, take-home HIV test. (USA Today)
Good news for those who are truly pro-life and genuinely care about the lives of women: Meeting Contraception Needs Could Cut Maternal Deaths by a Third. (NYT)
The public sharing of abortion stories — a meaningful way to de-stigmatize the procedure and connect women. (RH Reality Check)

President Obama, ever the pacifist, is kowtowing to the demands of Catholic bishops who care more about their dogma than the health and livelihoods of women. (MSNBC)
Planned Parenthood is OK with the president making the concession though — whatever it takes to ensure women have access to birth control, we’re on board! (ABC News)
Speaking of birth control, you can credit the drop in teen pregnancy and abortions to it. (WebMD)
The Arizona Legislature (with the help of the Center for Arizona Policy) is coming out with guns blazing against choice this year. Again. (Tucson Citizen)
Arizona Republic columnist E.J. Montini notes the hypocrisy of our legislature’s seemingly immense care and concern for fetuses while lacking the same for actual born children. (AZ Central)
Planned Parenthood: Prioritizing the health and safety of black women. (HuffPo)
Rather than, say, creating jobs and passing legislation that will resuscitate the current economy, Congress seems to be solely focused on taking down reproductive rights and Planned Parenthood. (The Hill)
Just what we don’t need — the Old Boys’ Club dictating “wisdom” on contraceptive coverage. (RH Reality Check)
Students at a Pennsylvania college can now access emergency contraception via a vending machine! (CNN)