Antiabortion-rights “protesters intend to turn Notre Dame’s commencement into a circus” because of their opposition to the university’s invitation to President Obama to receive an honorary degree and deliver a speech at the ceremony on Sunday, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Monica...
Abortion-Rights Opponents Using ‘Crass Tactics’ To Protest Obama’s Notre Dame Speech, Opinion Piece Says
Senate Finance Committee Approves Kansas Gov. Sebelius’ Nomination To Be HHS Secretary
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to approve the nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) to be HHS secretary, the Washington Post reports. The committee voted 15-8 in favor of sending Sebelius’ nomination to the full Senate, with only two Republicans on the panel — Sens....
Antiabortion Bishop Among Choices For Office Of Faith-Based And Neighborhood Partnerships
President Obama filled the remaining seats on the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships this week, appointing an antiabortion-rights Pentecostal bishop among his last nine selections to complete the 25-person panel, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports. Bishop Charles Blake is a presiding...
Possible Filibuster Of Justice Dept. Nominee Johnsen ‘Hypocritical,’ Washington Post Opinion Piece Says
President Obama’s nomination of Dawn Johnsen to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Council is “likely to trigger … a Senate filibuster and indignant squeals from members of the president’s party that his nominees are entitled to an up-or-down vote,” a situation...
Antiabortion Advocates To Lobby Against Confirmation Of HHS Sec. Nominee Sebelius During Recess
Abortion-rights opponents intend to use the two-week congressional recess that began on Friday to lobby against the confirmation of HHS secretary nominee Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) because of her support for abortion rights, CQ HealthBeat reports. Although the Senate initially appeared on track...
Sebelius Accepts HHS Secretary Nomination; Pick Sparks Criticism From Antiabortion Groups
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) on Saturday accepted President Obama’s nomination to be HHS secretary, thus “stepping into a central role” in the administration’s efforts to overhaul the U.S. health care system, the Washington Post reports (Fletcher/Connolly, Washington Post,...
Alaska Gov. Palin Voices Support For State Parental Consent Bill
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Thursday voiced support for legislation (H.B. 35, S.B. 6) that would require parental consent for a minor to receive an abortion in the state, the AP/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports. The House and Senate bills were introduced in their respective chambers at the beginning...
Calif. Poll Shows Growing Support For Parental Notification Law, Support For Family Planning
Most Californians support a state law requiring parental notification for minors seeking abortions, according to a poll recently released by the Public Policy Institute, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports. According to the AP/Mercury News, the poll reveals an overall shift in Californians’ attitudes...
GP Survey Calls Whole Department Of Health Abortion Strategy Into Question, Says CMF
The Christian Medical Fellowship says that today’s nationwide survey of GPs confirms that allowing early abortions in GP surgeries would radically change family medicine and will not be in the best interests of women with crisis pregnancies. The GP Newspaper’s survey of 480 UK GPs found a...
Obama’s ‘Common Ground’ Approach Attempts To Appeal To Both Sides Of Abortion Debate
President Obama is attempting to “blunt the edge” of the abortion debate by shifting the focus from the “morality and legality” of the procedure to reducing the need for abortion and curbing unintended pregnancies, the Washington Post reports. The approach is “being met...