Abortion

An effort by artists and academics is in response to the ongoing controversy over the death of a 31-year-old woman.

Sen. McCain calls abortion argument against disability treaty "bad politics."

Health plans gear up to sell directly to consumers.

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) vowed Friday to fight for abortion rights and healthcare coverage for military service women if the Senate defense bill reaches a conference committee with the House.

Shaheen said the National Defense Authorization Act, S. 3254, includes language allowing reproductive healthcare for female service members.

ICYMI: Widower of woman denied abortion to sue Ireland.

Bishop, abortion-rights opponents concerned that abortion may widen in Ireland.

Poll: 45 percent want a liberalization of abortion laws in Northern Ireland.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is drawing sharp rebuke on the right for saying that Republicans should "leave the [abortion] issue alone."

The Susan B. Anthony (SBA) List and Personhood USA, both groups that oppose abortion rights, attacked McCain after he spoke about the issue on "Fox News Sunday."

"As far as young women are concerned, absolutely, I don't think anybody like me — I can state my position on abortion, but, other than that, leave the issue alone," McCain said. 

New legislation would allow people an exemption from the healthcare mandate by filing an affidavit with the IRS. 

Records released from his 2001 divorce offer details about the lawmaker's relationship with patients and his ex-wife

The U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday called family planning an "essential human right” and urged the world's nations to help meet the needs of 222 million women in developing countries.

In its annual report on the state of the world's population, the fund said spending an extra $4.1 billion a year to make family planning available to everyone would reduce costs for maternal and newborn healthcare by $11.3 billion annually. 

It would also help combat poverty, exclusion, poor health and gender inequality, the report said.

Catholics won't stop fighting the Obama administration's contraception mandate, Cardinal Timothy Dolan reportedly said Tuesday.

The Associated Press reported that Dolan, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the church will not comply with the mandate and will continue challenging it in court.

Churches and houses of worship are exempt from the administration's policy requiring employers to include contraception in their employees' healthcare plans. The White House has also made a more nuanced "accommodation" for religious-affiliated employers, such as Catholic hospitals and universities.

Voters in Florida defeated a measure that would amend the state constitution to limit abortion rights and bar public funds from supporting the procedure.

Forty-four percent of voters backed Amendment 6, according to The Associated Press — far less than the 60 percent needed for its enactment.

The measure would have prevented state employees from using their healthcare coverage for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or when the woman's life is threatened. It would also have made privacy rights in Florida no more expansive that they are federally, a development that could have paved the way for further abortion restrictions in the state.