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• Shooting suspect claims larger scheme

  June 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WICHITA, Kan. – The man charged with murdering a high-profile abortion doctor claimed from his jail cell Sunday that similar violence was planned around the nation for as long as …

• Suspect charged in Kansas killing

  June 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WICHITA, Kan. – Prosecutors Tuesday charged Scott Roeder, a 51-year-old man with ties to right-wing militia groups, with murder for allegedly killing prominent abortion doctor George Tiller. The charge carries …

• Tiller shooting reignites debate

  June 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WICHITA, Kan. – As the U.S. Marshals Service moved to protect abortion clinics and doctors nationwide, the fatal shooting of the country’s most prominent provider of late-term abortions has started …

• Abortion doctor killed at church

  June 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 George Tiller, the nation’s most prominent provider of controversial late-term abortions, was shot and killed Sunday in the lobby of his Lutheran church in Wichita, Kan., where he was serving …

• Student sues SFCC over anti-abortion display

  March 12, 2009 in City A Spokane Falls Community College student who was barred from putting up an anti-abortion display is suing the college in federal court in Spokane. 7

• Abortion foes hold annual march

  January 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The inauguration of a president who supports abortion rights fired up the annual March for Life Thursday, with activists warning of new, more liberal legislation and urging President …

• Abortion protest draws 4,000

  January 21, 2009 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – More than 4,000 people crowded the Washington state Capitol steps Tuesday to decry abortion. “Let’s make sure the Supreme Court can hear all of us today,” newly elected …

• Showdown In The Pharmacy Doctors’ Prescriptions For ‘Morning-After’ Pills Are Creating A Moral Dilemma For Some Pharmacists

  May 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A5 Michelle Crider holds a packet of Ovral birth control pills while her husband plays with their daughter. Photo by Associated Press

• Officials Examining Dumped Fetuses No New Information Until Medical Tests Completed

  March 19, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 San Bernardino County authorities are trying to determine the age and sex of as many as 34 fetuses found packaged in boxes dumped near Highway 71 in Chino Hills. “Right …

• Militias, Radical Abortion Foes May Be Linked

  May 17, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Two Democratic lawmakers and several abortion rights groups called Tuesday for congressional hearings into links between radical anti-abortion groups and militias that may threaten violence against abortion clinics. Rep. Charles …

• House Passes Abortion Notification Bill Requiring Doctors To Inform Parents Faces Opposition In Senate

  March 16, 1995 in City on Page B1 The state House passed legislation Wednesday that would require physicians to notify parents of their minor child’s decision to obtain an abortion. The vote was 54-44.

• Padden: Taking Issue Seriously

  March 16, 1995 in City on Page B1 It’s been a long time coming, but Rep. Mike Padden, R-Spokane, says he’s glad lawmakers are taking abortion seriously again. “I’m pleased that the House was willing to show the …

• Abortion Foes Fear Gop Contract’s Welfare Cuts Mean More Abortions They Say It’s Wrong To Demand Babies, Then Refuse Help To Poor Mothers

  March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Cardinal O’Connor says legislation immoral. File/Associated Press.

• Group Requires Ob-Gyns Be Taught Abortion Skills

  February 15, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Programs that train doctors in obstetrics will be required to teach abortion skills under a policy adopted Tuesday by the group that governs graduate medical education. Programs that refuse to …

• Clinic Owner Sentenced For Illegal Abortion

  January 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A15 A medical clinic owner who performed illegal abortions was sentenced to 16 years to life for the death of a patient. Alicia Ruiz Hanna was “callous and self-serving,” Superior Court …

• Abortion Issue Divides City Both Sides Of Roe Vs. Wade Debate Hold Peaceful Demonstrations To Mark Anniversary Of Court Ruling

  January 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. 22 years of controversy Supporters of the Roe vs. Wade decision hold a “Light the Way to choice” rally at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, N 1620 Monroe. Photo …

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