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Back in the 1980s, when I was a state legislator, I filed a lawsuit against Illinois Democratic Party leaders because the reapportionment they had created discriminated against black and Hispanic voters. Crosby vs. State Board...
By Nancy Montgomery, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Sunday, November 22, 2009 The hearse carrying the body of Army Pvt. Francheska Velez drives through the Mount Olive Cemetery on Thursday in Chicago. HEIDELBERG, Germany —...
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 60-39 Saturday to clear the way for consideration of historic legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system, but reluctant Democratic moderates sent strong signals that the bill has an...
Frederica Mathewes-Green has written, of women getting abortions, No woman wants an abortion as she wants an ice cream cone or a Porsche. She wants an abortion as an animal caught in a trap wants to gnaw off its own leg. When I...
I am, sorry, but I am, in a fucking foul mood at the moment. I need not to be, as it is H’s birthday on Monday, and his parents are coming to stay for a couple of days, and I took time off work to (don’t tell H) (H, don’t read...
Updated at 7:45am on 22 November 2009 An abortion surgeon believes some women might benefit from receiving the abortion pill at a Family Planning clinic. The clinic in Hamilton has sought approval from the Abortion Supervisory...
Whether a damning report released Nov. 13 by the independent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would have persuaded more House members to vote against H.R. 3962 had it come out earlier is a moot point. But in reading of t
When I argue that abortion under most circumstances should be illegal, I am charged with trying to legislate morality. When I say divorce ought to be harder to obtain, not easier, I am accused of trying to legislate morality....
I promised myself that I’d written the last article of the year about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) – the collection won’t be tabled, no matter how much scandal swirls around it, and the collection’s...
A couple who suffered the devastating loss of six unborn babies in five years are celebrating after the safe arrival of their daughter Amy. Julie and Phil Turnock had almost given up on their dream of having a child after...
