Colbert Again Lampoons Sen. Kyl's False Statement About Planned Parenthood (VIDEO)
By Jon Terbush - April 13, 2011, 9:43AM
Stephen Colbert isn't letting up in his ribbing of Sen. Jon Kyl's (R-AZ) false claim about Planned Parenthood, and his subsequent defense that that claim wasn't intended to be a... Read More »
Daily Show Proposes Pro-Life Currency That Can't Fund Abortions (VIDEO)
By Jon Terbush - February 23, 2011, 9:38AM
Daily Show correspondent Kristen Schaal has a plan to ensure no federal money helps fund abortions: eliminate virtually all federal spending, and print a special pro-life currency. Her proposal came... Read More »
Kristen Schaal: Rape Redefinition Protects Americans From 'Money Rape' (VIDEO)
By Megan Carpentier - February 3, 2011, 9:48AM
On last night's The Daily Show, senior women's issues correspondent Kristen Schaal appeared to talk about the GOP effort to redefine rape -- for the purposes of federal health care... Read More »
Anti-Abortion Activist Randall Terry 'Serenades' Elena Kagan (VIDEO)
By Christina Bellantoni - June 30, 2010, 10:17AM
The lone protester from Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings was back at it this morning, tormenting Hill staffers on their way to Senate office buildings with a mock "serenade" to Kagan.... Read More »
Father And Son Arrested For Threatening To Kill Stupak Over Health Care
By Rachel Slajda - June 8, 2010, 1:01PM
A father and son have been arrested and charged with conspiring to threaten a U.S. official after they allegedly sent a letter to Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) threatening to kill... Read More »
United States Of Ameri-WHA? Crazy Legislation From Across The Nation
By Jillian Rayfield - April 29, 2010, 8:30AM
Arizona may be making headlines these days for putting the AZ in CRAZY, but it's definitely not the only state that's been passing legislation that's controversial, misguided, or just plain... Read More »
Pro-Life Group: We'll 'Vigorously' Oppose SCOTUS Nominee Who Wants To 'Impose' Social Agenda
By Alex Chen - April 9, 2010, 12:06PM
Americans United for Life President and CEO Charmaine Yoest made the following statement on Friday regarding the announced retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Here's the full text:... Read More »
Texas Man Arrested After Filing Lawsuit Threatening To Use 'Deadly Force' At Abortion Clinic
By Rachel Slajda - April 6, 2010, 10:54AM
A 27-year-old Texas man was arrested Saturday after he filed court documents threatening to use "deadly force" to stop abortions at a local clinic. "I am entitled under my religious... Read More »
Obama To Host Pro-Life Dems For Abortion Executive Order Signing
By Nick Broten - March 24, 2010, 9:34AM
President Obama at 2:30 p.m. will host a group of pro-life Democrats for a ceremony signing an executive order handling abortion language -- a key compromise forged over the weekend... Read More »
White House Statement On Abortion Compromise
By Christina Bellantoni - March 21, 2010, 4:02PM
Just before 4 p.m. ET, the White House released text of a compromise on abortion to help clear the way for passage of the health care legislation.... Read More »
Cao: 'Right Now, I'm A Firm No' On Health Care (VIDEO)
By Jillian Rayfield - March 19, 2010, 5:00PM
Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), who was the only Republican to vote "yes" on the House health care reform bill last year -- but has since maintained that he'll vote "no"... Read More »
GOP Rep. Franks: African-Americans 'Devastated' More By Abortion Today Than Under Slavery (VIDEO)
By Eric Kleefeld - February 26, 2010, 3:46PM
In an interview with blogger Mike Stark, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) appeared to say that African-Americans are worse off today because of legalized abortion, than they were compared to slavery.... Read More »
Cao: I Can't Support President's Health Care Proposal Without Change To Abortion Language
By Eric Lach - February 25, 2010, 3:08PM
While he wasn't invited to today's White House health care summit, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) managed to get his two cents in about the state of the health care reform... Read More »
Stupak Criticizes Abortion Language In White House Health Care Proposal
By Laura Colarusso - February 23, 2010, 2:27PM
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) issued a statement today on the White House's health care reform proposal: I was pleased to see that President Obama's health care proposal did not include... Read More »
Bob Marshall: 'I Regret Any Misimpression My Poorly Chosen Words May Have Created' About Abortion And Disabled Children
By Eric Kleefeld - February 22, 2010, 6:28PM
Virginia state Delegate Bob Marshall (R) released a statement today, expressing regret for any "misimpression" that he may have caused during a press conference about defunding Planned Parenthood, when he... Read More »
Virginia State Delegate: 'I Don't Believe That Disabled Kids Are God's Punishments, Period'
By Eric Kleefeld - February 22, 2010, 3:33PM
In an interview with TPM, state Del. Bob Marshall (R-VA) disputed the full accuracy and context of a local news article that quoted him as saying that an increase of... Read More »
Virginia State Delegate: Disabled Children A 'Vengeance' From Nature For Abortion
By Eric Kleefeld - February 22, 2010, 2:15PM
State Del. Bob Marshall (R-VA) declared last week that an increased number of disabled children are a punishment from nature, taking "vengeance" for prior abortions by their mothers. "The number... Read More »
Catholic Health Association Praises Casey's Efforts At Abortion Compromise
By Rachel Slajda - December 17, 2009, 6:21PM
Sister Carol Keehan, president of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, put out a press release today expressing support for Sen. Bob Casey's (D-PA) efforts to write a... Read More »
Chuck Norris: Mary Might Have Aborted Jesus Christ Under ObamaCare/'Herodcare'
By Eric Kleefeld - December 17, 2009, 2:56PM
In his latest syndicated column, Chuck Norris wonders if the Obama health care plan would have resulted in some dire consequences if it had been around in times past: Namely... Read More »
Senate Tables Nelson Abortion Amendment
By Rachel Slajda - December 8, 2009, 6:12PM
The Senate voted 54 to 45 this afternoon to table Sen. Ben Nelson's (D-NE) abortion amendment, effectively killing the measure. The amendment would have prevented a public option from providing... Read More »
Fox News Anchor: If Government Won't Pay For Abortions, Won't We Have More 'Low-income Babies?'
By Jillian Rayfield - December 7, 2009, 11:24AM
On Fox News earlier today, America's Newsroom anchor Alisyn Camerota asked whether banning the use of federal money to subsidize abortions for low-income women would lead to "more low-income babies."... Read More »
Ben Nelson: I'd Vote No On Cloture
By Rachel Slajda - November 23, 2009, 8:56AM
Appearing yesterday on This Week, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) said he wouldn't vote to break a filibuster if the health care reform bill remains as it is now. Nelson, a... Read More »
Kyl: Vote To Proceed On Senate Health Bill Is 'Beginning Of The End'
By Darius Tahir - November 20, 2009, 12:01PM
On Fox News this morning, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) said that if Sen. Harry Reid can successfully get "60 Democrats who will to move to proceed" on the health care... Read More »
DNC: GOP Claim On Abortion Fees 'As Ridiculous As It Is Inaccurate"
By Ben Frumin - November 19, 2009, 3:51PM
The DNC issued a "rapid response" this afternoon to GOP claims that the Democrats' Senate health care bill would levy an "abortion premium fee" on taxpayers. Here's the full text:... Read More »
Stupak: 'Health Care Will Not Move Forward' If Abortion Amendment Is Stripped
By Jillian Rayfield - November 17, 2009, 12:18PM
Earlier today, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) appeared on Fox And Friends and claimed that if the President tries to strip his abortion-restricting amendment from the House health care reform bill,... Read More »
Pro-Choice Group Targets Senate In New TV Ads
By Evan McMorris-Santoro - November 16, 2009, 10:57AM
Most would agree that abortion is no laughing matter. And in a new television ad campaign launching tomorrow, one pro-choice group says the notion abortion rights are under attack in... Read More »
McConnell: Americans Don't Even Want Health Care Reform To Pass -- And I'll Help Delay It
By Ben Frumin - November 15, 2009, 2:53PM
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Fox News Sunday today that a majority of Americans don't want the Democrats' health care reform plan to pass -- and that if... Read More »
Conrad: Health Care Reform Can't Pass Without Prohibiting Abortion Subsidies
By Ben Frumin - November 15, 2009, 10:10AM
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) said on CNN's State of the Union this morning that any health care reform bill will have to prohibit federal funding for abortions if it's going... Read More »
Obama To Meet With Pro-Choice Leader Today
By Christina Bellantoni - November 11, 2009, 12:30PM
The leader of a grassroots reproductive rights group is getting a sit down with President Obama today as the White House and Democratic leaders face a pro-choice backlash on a... Read More »
Sen. Ben Nelson: I'll Block Health Care If It Looks Like House Bill
By Rachel Slajda - November 11, 2009, 9:04AM
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) told ABC News that he'll help block health care reform if it looks like the House bill that passed this weekend. Nelson's problem, he said, is... Read More »
