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• Idaho ultrasound bill killed

  March 28, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s forced ultrasound bill was killed for good Tuesday, when a House committee chairman said he won’t allow a hearing on the bill and anti-abortion activists said they’re …

• Idaho’s forced ultrasound bill may be dead

  March 22, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – In a tumultuous day at Idaho’s state Capitol on Wednesday, anti-abortion activists staged a live ultrasound demonstration in a Capitol hearing room, sign-waving protesters gathered outside, and a … 13

• Idaho’s forced ultrasound bill may be dead

  March 21, 2012 in Idaho In a tumultuous day at Idaho’s state Capitol on Wednesday, anti-abortion activists staged a live ultrasound demonstration in a Capitol hearing room, sign-waving protesters gathered outside and a hearing on … 34

• Idaho pre-abortion ultrasound bill gets Senate OK

  March 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Five of six North Idaho senators opposed requiring Idaho women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, but the proposal passed the Senate 23-12 on Monday after … 24

• Idaho Senate passes ultrasound bill

  March 19, 2012 in Idaho Five of six North Idaho senators opposed legislation to require Idaho women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, but the bill passed the Senate 23-12 Monday after an … 106

• Nothing funny – or apocalyptic – about pulling comic strip

  March 16, 2012 in City on Page A5 A woman walks into a clinic. “Excuse me,” she says. “Is this where I get a sonogram?” 19

• Idaho panel OKs pre-abortion bill

  March 15, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Prompting shouts of protest, a Republican-backed measure requiring pre-abortion ultrasounds in Idaho cleared a key Senate committee Wednesday on a party-line vote. The 7-2 vote followed two hours … 24

• Virginia governor signs abortion ultrasound bill

  March 7, 2012 in Nation/World RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Abdominal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions in Virginia will become mandatory under a bill signed into law Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor, who had faced … 44

• Bill would require ultrasound for abortion

  February 28, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Controversial anti-abortion legislation that would require an ultrasound before any woman could have an abortion in Idaho was introduced in the state Senate on Monday. Similar legislation that … 42

• Pre-abortion ultrasound bill introduced in Idaho

  February 27, 2012 in Idaho Controversial anti-abortion legislation that caused a brouhaha before being withdrawn in Virginia was introduced in Idaho today, to require an ultrasound before any Idaho woman could have an abortion. 104

• House vaults fiscal hurdle

  February 17, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – When Democrats introduced a proposal this year to expand insurance coverage for abortions, the initial debate was pretty standard: pro-life vs. pro-choice. But before the bill could pass … 1

• They’re back: Social issues overtake U.S. politics

  February 10, 2012 All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling — though improving — economy pushed to the background. 5

• Bill links maternity, abortion coverage

  January 20, 2012 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Nearly all medical insurance plans in Washington that offer maternity care would be required to cover abortions under a bill supporters described as a minor adjustment to conform …

• Reflect on Sanctity of Human Life Day

  January 14, 2012 in City on Page A8 In the next seven days, nearly 20,000 babies will be killed legally in the United States. Let that sink in a minute. And in that one minute, three children will … 1

• WA Legislature to consider abortion insurance

  January 6, 2012 in News, Region In the session that begins next week in Olympia, the Washington Legislature will consider a bill that would require private insurance companies that cover maternity care to also pay for … 17

• Judge blocks Planned Parenthood cuts

  June 24, 2011 in Nation/World A federal judge blocked the parts of Indiana’s tough new abortion law that cut off most of Planned Parenthood’s public funding in the state because the organization provides abortions. U.S. … 2

• Austerity, abortion, school reforms mark Idaho legislative session

  April 10, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Thousands of Idahoans poured into the state Capitol this year to plead for – of all things – tax increases, rather than cuts in medical care to the … 1

• Editorial: Ideological abortion law has shaky foundations

  April 7, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 The Idaho Legislature has passed a bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks based on the nebulous concept of fetal pain, but it isn’t really about that. If it were, … 13

• Idaho House passes abortion bill

  April 6, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – The Idaho House passed far-reaching anti-abortion legislation Tuesday with backers invoking “the hand of the Almighty” and saying they’re prepared to defend the new law in court. Senate … 34

• Senate OKs bill banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy

  March 24, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The Idaho Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy on grounds of fetal pain, despite a state attorney general’s opinion warning that the …

• Idaho Senate panel advances ban on 20-week abortions

  March 17, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Idaho could follow Nebraska in banning abortions once a fetus has reached 20 weeks, despite a state attorney general’s opinion the bill is unconstitutional and doctors’ concerns that …

• Man sentenced for threat to abortion doctor’s family

  November 1, 2010 in City on Page A6 DENVER – A Washington state man has been sentenced to five years of probation for threatening the family of a Colorado abortion doctor shortly after a Kansas abortion doctor was …

• Man pleads guilty in doctor threat

  July 29, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Spokane man pleaded guilty Wednesday to threatening to kill the family of a Colorado abortion doctor three weeks after the killing of a Kansas doctor who provided late-term abortions. …

• Nebraska restricting abortions

  April 14, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 LINCOLN, Neb. – Two landmark measures putting new restrictions on abortion became law in Nebraska on Tuesday, including one that critics say breaks with court precedent by changing the legal …

• Man convicted of murdering Kan. abortion provider

  January 29, 2010 in Nation/World A man who says he killed prominent Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller to protect unborn children has been convicted of murdering the doctor.

• Abortion showdown ahead in Congress

  December 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Senators debating health care legislation are headed for a clash over abortion, the issue that threatened to derail the bill in the House. Anticipating the showdown, hundreds of …

• Abortion deal could sink bill

  November 10, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Furious liberals on Monday threatened to derail the massive health care overhaul bill to protest a last-minute deal over insurance coverage of abortions that had secured passage of …

• Suspect admits killing abortion doctor

  November 10, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Scott Roeder confessed Monday to killing Wichita, Kan., abortion doctor George Tiller, saying he had no regrets because “preborn children were in imminent danger.” In a …

• Abortions declining, Guttmacher reports

  October 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported …

• Interstate threat on abortion provider denied

    August 28, 2009 in City on Page A6 One month after the killing of abortion doctor George Tiller, a Colorado clinic received a chilling phone call, federal officials allege in court documents. The caller said people from Utah … 2

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