Morning Roundup: Tiller Investigation Continues
Continuing investigation into Dr. Tiller's murder; tests for eclampsia; more women giving birth early; Nebraska tries to prevent the spread of telemedicine; and a few commentaries on MTV's No Easy Decision.
Happy New Year, and welcome back to the morning roundup! Lots of news out there this morning, including a continuing investigation into Dr. Tiller’s murder, tests for eclampsia, more women giving birth early, Nebraska tries to prevent the spread of telemedicine, and a few commentaries on MTV’s No Easy Decision.
- A federal investigation in Wichita, Kansas, continues as the Justice Department determines whether Scott Roeder, who murdered Dr. George Tiller as he greeted patrons at a Lutheran church, acted alone or if he was part of a larger conspiracy of violence against those who provide abortions. Members of Roeder’s Bible study group have been interviewed in recent weeks.
- Researchers in Canada believe they have found tests that can predict which women who develop pre-eclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy condition of high blood pressure and protein in the urine, will go on to develop eclampsia, which can cause seizures, coma and death.
- The number of women who give birth early without medical reason has gone up in the past twenty years, and not without harmful effects on some infants. According to the article, “of all births between 1990 and 2006, the number of babies born at 36 weeks increased by about 30 percent, and babies born at 37 and 38 weeks rose more than 40 percent.”
- Lawmakers in Nebraska, fearing the spread of telemedicine abortions from Iowa, will introduce legislation that would prevent the distribution and prescription of RU-486 via webcam. Kyle Carlson of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, which uses the practice in Iowa, said, “To make an argument that telemedicine is unsafe because the physician is not present is not an attack on abortion, it’s an attack on telemedicine.”
- Did you catch MTV’s special on teens who choose abortion, No Easy Decision? Here are a few select perspectives on the show. Choosing abortion: Moral decision making on MTV, by Frances Kissling; How groundbreaking was MTV’s abortion special? by Melissa Maerz; MTV’s ’16 and Pregnant’ exploits teen moms but addresses abortion with dignity, by Sarah Seltzer and MTV’s Truths Vs. Antichoice Lies by Amanda Marcotte.
Jan 2
- The Unborn Paradox – New York Times
- Abortion Vacation – The Atlantic
- Neb. lawmakers expected to weigh abortion bills – msnbc.com
- The coming war on women – Daily Kos
- Barack Obama, Bob Casey Promised Common Ground on Abortion, Where is It? – LifeNews.com
- Illinois Home Birth Safety Act Up for Vote This Week – Change.org (blog)
- Teen pregnancy tied to low income – Pueblo Chieftain
- Consistency is the hobgoblin – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Fewer babies having babies – Chattanooga Times Free Press
- When a battered woman chooses to stay – The Citizen Daily
Jan 1
- When the mother is also a child – AsiaOne
- Youth pro-life group ready for more under-cover work in 2011 – Examiner.com
- The truth about abnormal pap smears – SanTanValleyToday.com
- Child marriage: Congress throws away an opportunity to protect girls – OregonLive.com
- Anti-abortion bills likely to be pushed in Kansas – Kansas City Star
Dec 31
Dec 30
- MTV’s ’16 and Pregnant’ exploits teen moms but addresses abortion with dignity – Washington Post
- Nevada high court dismisses anti-abortion group’s appeal – Las Vegas Sun
- Conservative state lawmakers target abortion pills prescribed over Internet – Washington Post
- Choosing abortion: moral decision making on MTV – On Faith
- ‘Settled as a practical matter’ – Politico (blog)
- US teen birth rate still far higher than W. Europe – Washington Post
- Cuba: Drag Queens and Volunteers Promote Safe Sex – TheBody.com
- Markai Durham, 16 and Pregnant Star, Under Fire Over Abortion Special – The Hollywood Gossip
- Chile: bishops lament abortion proposal – Catholic Culture
- Latinas At High Risk for Cervical Cancer, But Avoid Getting Screened – New America Media
Dec 29
- How groundbreaking was MTV’s abortion special? – Los Angeles Times (blog)
- Cincinnati pediatricians protest abortion doctor neighbor – BP News
- 16 and Pregnant’s Abortion Special: “Teachable Moment” or Bad Example? – E! Online (blog)
- JANUARY IS CERVICAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH – The Cypress Times
- Today in Sex: MTV Does Abortion – Seattle Weekly (blog)
- Ahmadinejad says family planning should be jettisoned – Tehran Times
- PETA members dressed as condoms to distribute information on animal birth … – PennLive.com
- MTV tackles issue of teen abortion with new special – USA Today
- MTV’s shockingly good abortion special – Salon
- Richer Girls More Likely To Terminate Teen Pregnancy, Says Study – Babble (blog)
- Abortion bills to heat up 2011 Legislature – Great Falls Tribune
- Vaccine good for boys, too – Montreal Gazette
- Anti-Abortion Groups Targeting Casey’s Re-Election Bid – UPI.com
- Marks takes aim at cervical cancer – Selma Times-Journal
- Kansas Dems Call Appointments “Resurrection” Of Kline – WIBW
Dec 28
- Founder/owner of local abortion clinic dies – KSLA-TV
- Religious authority vs. greater good – Arizona Republic
- Nebraska out front in putting new limits on abortion – Seattle Times
- The Truth Will Make Us Free: A Queer Year in Review – Huffington Post (blog)
- Tonight: MTV To Air An Abortion Special “No Easy Decision” – The Frisky (blog)
- Brownback picks Stegall as his general counsel – Kansas City Star
- Anti-Abortion Regulations on the Rise – Wall Street Journal (blog)
- Abortion issues splits Oregon charities – The Columbian
- Stop Blaming Doctors for Babies Born After Vasectomy – The Stir (blog)
- Exclusive ‘No Easy Decision’ preview: Why MTV’s special report on abortion is … – Entertainment Weekly
- Telemedicine in abortion foes’ sights – Omaha World-Herald
- The pope’s condom kerfuffle, explained – GlobalPost
- Will states consider new tests for ‘Roe’? – Washington Post
- Allentown considers extending medical benefits to same-sex couples – Allentown Morning Call
Dec 27
- State Looking to Reconsider Decision Over Parental Notification Law – Alaska Public Radio Network
- Killing the Holy Innocents: Governments that Fund Abortion are the New Herods – Catholic Online
- Thailand Revisits Abortion Laws After Grim Discovery – NPR
- Police swoop on two illegal abortion clinics – Bangkok Post
- MTV to Address Teen Abortion in “No Easy Decision” – Gather.com
- Sonia Sotomayor: The Outspoken One – Wall Street Journal (blog)
- CDHD launches Web site to inform teens about reproductive health – KTVB
- Ken Cuccinelli, An Activist Attorney General On A Mission – Huffington Post
- Early births pose new health risks – San Francisco Chronicle
- 64‚000 people live with HIV in Nepal – Himalayan Times
- Wichita ‘weary’ of abortion culture – OneNewsNow
- All contraceptives effective in averting ovarian cancer – TheMedGuru
- Harford settles federal suits on abortion protests – Baltimore News Net
- The joy of birds, bees and grandkids – Winnipeg Free Press
- Strides are being made in sex education – The News Journal
- Free-Market Feminism – Monthly Review
- Early births pose new health risks for newborns – San Francisco Chronicle
- Gov. Ritter’s most lasting legacy could be expanding health care coverage – Denver Post
- Anti-abortion and anti-life – Times LIVE (blog)
- Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted defined by dedication – Arizona Republic
- Does every HIV positive person develop AIDS? – DoctorNDTV
Dec 26
- Calling All IUD Stories! – About.com: Health
- Sotomayor protests court’s refusal of appeals – USA Today
- HP, Clinton Foundation to the aid of HIV infants – East African
- Teen birth rate declining – Wausau Daily Herald
- Study: Teen birth rates decline – Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
- Right to Life stands by its efforts at Michigan’s Capitol – Lansing State Journal
- As early elective births increase so do health risks for mother, child – California Watch
- Bottom line: Rape is rape – Toronto Sun
Dec 25
Dec 24
- Catholics Protest Outside Planned… – MyFox Phoenix
- Expert: US drop in teen births fickle – Minneapolis Star Tribune
- For Yasmin Birth Control Lawsuit, Canadian Lawyers Go to Where the People Are – Lawyers and Settlements
- HIV girl’s fate awaits decision – Calcutta Telegraph
- Lady Gaga Named 2010’s Most Charitable Celebrity – Celebuzz
- NJ Senate Approves Bill That Would Seek Federal Family Planning Funds – Medical News Today (press release)
- Test can predict which pregnant women will have life threatening condition – Telegraph.co.uk