<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Abortion</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><description>Abortion</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Kansas Abortion Clinics Fight Data Request]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35009-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35009-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two Kansas clinics are opposing efforts by the state's attorney general to obtain the medical records of more than 80 women who received late-term abortions in 2003.]]></description><author> Peter Slevin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abortion Opponents Unite on the Mall]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32317-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32317-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Boosted by support from President Bush, tens of thousands of antiabortion advocates marched on the Mall Monday as part of an annual protest of the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision guaranteeing women the right to abortion.]]></description><author> David Snyder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Hails Progress Toward 'Culture of Life']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32959-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32959-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush told thousands of antiabortion marchers Monday that his administration is making progress by enacting measures that limit abortion and stem cell research while expanding the legal definition of life.]]></description><author> Michael A. Fletcher</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roe Still a Lightning Rod]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29474-2005Jan22.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29474-2005Jan22.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Chilled opponents and supporters spent Saturday marking 32 years since the Supreme Court's decision that legalized abortion.]]></description><author> Karlyn Barker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third U.S. Judge Rejects Abortion Law]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6636-2004Sep8.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6636-2004Sep8.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A third federal judge has ruled the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional, adding judicial weight that some experts say could keep the issue from reaching the U.S. Supreme Court.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA['Partial-Birth Abortion' Law Rejected by Judge]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35613-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35613-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A federal judge declared the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional Thursday in the second such ruling in three months, though he called the procedure "gruesome, brutal, barbaric and uncivilized."]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abortion Foe to Be Reappointed to FDA Panel]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13192-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13192-2004Jun28.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A physician who is an outspoken opponent of abortion will be reappointed to the Food and Drug Administration's advisory panel on reproductive drugs despite loud protests from abortion rights advocates in Congress and the women's health community.]]></description><author> Marc Kaufman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Events Forcing Abortion Issue on Kerry]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11083-2004Jun2.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11083-2004Jun2.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. John F. Kerry, sometimes reluctantly, is getting pulled into the national debate over abortion as a result of recent court action, church politics and some pressure from Democrats outside of his campaign.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on Type of Abortion Reversed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6694-2004Jun1.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6694-2004Jun1.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A federal judge in San Francisco struck down the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act on Tuesday, ruling that the law jeopardizes other legal forms of abortion and threatens the health of women who end their pregnancies.]]></description><author> Marc Kaufman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women's Rally Draws Vast Crowd]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41997-2004Apr25.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41997-2004Apr25.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of activists filled the Mall yesterday in support of abortion rights, declaring President Bush an enemy of "reproductive freedom."]]></description><author> Cameron W. Barr and Elizabeth Williamson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antiabortion Rally Confronts Huge March]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42008-2004Apr25.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42008-2004Apr25.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With a Bible in his left hand and a bullhorn in his right, Jeff Schneider, a salesman from Ohio, directed his scorn toward the sea of abortion rights activists marching past the spot he had staked out along Pennsylvania Avenue.]]></description><author> Carol Morello and Yolanda Woodlee</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mingling of Conviction and Capitalism]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42009-2004Apr25.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42009-2004Apr25.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Marketplace of Ideas <br>The matter of choice began hours ahead of the march.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Some Believers, a Cause Across Generations]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42060-2004Apr25.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42060-2004Apr25.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The destination was a deceptively precise-sounding place called B4, National Mall, Washington, D.C.]]></description><author> Manny Fernandez</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholics Question Abortion Focus]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41965-2004Apr25.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41965-2004Apr25.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Some Catholic publications, educators and elected officials want the church to also address issues such as the death penalty.]]></description><author> Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abortion Foes Gain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39844-2004Apr24.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39844-2004Apr24.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the 12 years since Washington last hosted a major women's rights march, the antiabortion movement has made notable progress in limiting access to the medical procedure.]]></description><author> Ceci Connolly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges  to Hear Abortion Procedure Ban Case]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31785-2004Mar28.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31785-2004Mar28.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Justice Department lawyers and abortion rights advocates are scheduled to appear on Monday to begin what could be a protracted battle over the constitutionality of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.]]></description><author> Al Kamen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Rules on Abortion Records]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11486-2004Mar20.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11486-2004Mar20.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A New York hospital has been ordered to turn over the records to the Justice Department, which is seeking them for its battle over the Partial-Birth Abortion Act.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands Remember Roe v. Wade]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39035-2004Jan22.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39035-2004Jan22.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Both opponents and supporters of abortion rights pressed their cases today, the 31st anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion.]]></description><author> Manny Fernandez</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting Abortion From The Ground Up]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21866-2003Nov29.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21866-2003Nov29.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a first in their decades-old struggle, antiabortion forces have used the threat of economic sanctions to stop the construction of an abortion clinic in Austin, Texas, at least for now.]]></description><author> Karin Brulliard</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death After Abortion Pill Reignites Safety Debate]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54782-2003Nov2.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54782-2003Nov2.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/socialpolicy/abortion</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:17:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A young California woman went to a Planned Parenthood office in September looking to end her unwanted pregnancy. Because she was still early in her pregnancy, the clinic offered her the choice of taking the "abortion pill" or having a surgical abortion.]]></description><author> Marc Kaufman</author></item></channel></rss>