A new peer-reviewed study has found that nearly 70 percent of women with a history of abortion say their abortions were inconsistent with their values and preferences, with as many as one in four describing their abortions as unwanted or coerced.
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case of a 16 year-old pregnant teen from Texas who sued her parents for trying to force her to have an abortion has been resolved with the girl being allowed to marry and carry the child to term.
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Even though it was widely reported that blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng left the U.S. embassy yesterday on his own volition for a "safe location" somewhere in China, Chen is now saying that he was not given full information about his release and is asking for asylum in the U.S.
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By Colin Mason
Earlier this month, a 32-year-old pregnant woman, known only as Mary Moe, narrowly avoided being subjected to a forced abortion and sterilization--at the hands of her own parents.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A 20 year-old Michigan woman is suing a controversial abortionist for forcing her to have an abortion after she changed her mind during the procedure.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A leading researcher who co-authored a study of American and Russian women found that 64 percent of American women who had abortions said they felt pressured to abort by others.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Countries around the world are expressing outrage over the brutal treatment of a pregnant woman by Chinese authorities who were trying to force her to have an abortion. At the same time, President-elect Barack Obama is considering the reversal of an Executive Order that will allow money to once again flow to organizations that support these and other draconian “family planning” programs.
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