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Missouri’s 2017 abortion law is as harsh as they get

August 1, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Missouri region, Reproductive rights Leave a comment

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has gone out of his way to make things as difficult as possible for women seeking reproductive health services and

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MO legislator wants names of women who’ve had an abortion

April 11, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Missouri region, Reproductive rights, Republicans Leave a comment

If you had an abortion in Missouri between 2010 and 2015, you’re on Missouri State Senator Kurt Schaefer’s hit list. Schaefer, a Republican, demanded

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Missouri law would apply abortion restrictions to gun purchases

December 4, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Guns, Missouri region, Reproductive rights, States 3 comments

A Missouri state representative has pre-filed a bill that would make it as difficult to buy a gun as it is to get an

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“Grandma” offers a refreshing, accepting view of abortion

October 5, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Literature/Arts/Film, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

“Grandma” is a trifle of a movie with the socially redeeming characteristic of portraying an accepting attitude toward  abortions. Unlike most Hollywood films, broadcast-TV

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Abortion: Focusing on the real issues, not the distractions

August 21, 2015 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Ethics, Gender issues, Health care, Human Rights, Justice, Reproductive rights Leave a comment

Abortion opponents often like to dwell on minutia, such as whether or not Planned Parenthood profits from making embryonic organs available for life-saving research.

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Lesson learned: My Catholic hospital can limit my medical choices

February 12, 2014 Nicole Lopez Health, Health care, Illinois/Midwest, Religion in Politics, Reproductive rights, Women 3 comments

What’s in a choice? Options. In order to make a choice, you must have options. As descendants of those who fled religious persecution, many

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Eleven-hour filibuster stops Texas abortion law…for now

June 27, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Health care, Politics, Reproductive rights, Republicans, States, Women Leave a comment

I never thought I’d hear myself say this: I love Texas. Well, to be a bit clearer: I love Texas women. To clarify further:

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How out of date are states?

March 29, 2013 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Federalism, Government, Health care, Human Rights, Politics, Religion in Politics, Social Sec/Medicare, States Leave a comment

Maybe it’s because I’m from Missouri, a  mishmash state with no clear identity except low self-esteem. I wouldn’t say the same thing about the

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Mississippi’s last abortion clinic is pink and proud

February 5, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Health care, Reproductive rights, States One comment

Over the last weekend in January 2013, Jackson Women’s Health Services applied a coat of bright-pink paint to its building at the corner of 

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It’s not really about abortion

January 30, 2013 Susan Cunningham Health care, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

Lady Sybil died at Downton Abbey tonight because two powerful men overruled the doctor who had known her since childhood and the mother whose reasoning powers were not

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