Fact Sheet:
Abortion rights are in a state of emergency, and headed for disaster.
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Fact Sheet Sources
Left Sidebar:
1. “Anti-Abortion Groups Target States With One Abortion Provider.” July 18, 2012. Repro Health Watch. National Partnership for Women & Families.
http://go.nationalpartnership.org/site/News2?id=34555
“Missouri Lawmakers Are Pushing 32 Separate Abortion Restrictions to Regulate One Clinic.” March 12, 2014.
By Tara Culp-Ressle. Think Progress.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/03/12/3394531/missouri-abortion-restrictions/
2. “An Overview of State Abortion Laws.” State Policies in Brief. May 1, 2015. Guttmacher Institute.
http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/spibs/spib_OAL.pdf
3. “87 Percent of U.S. Counties Lack Abortion Providers.” June 13, 2012. Think Progress.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/13/498549/87-percent-of-us-counties-lack-abortion-providers/
4. “Executive Summary.” Unsafe Abortion: Global and Regional Estimates of the Incidence of Unsafe Abortion and Associated Mortality in 2008, Sixth Edition. p. 1. World Health Organization.
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241501118_eng.pdf
“The Safety of Legal Abortion and the Hazards of Illegal Abortion.” pp 10-11, footnote #38.
Naral Pro-Choice America.
http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/media/fact-sheets/abortion-distorting-science-safety-legal-abortion.pdf
5. “Violence Statistics & History.” 2012. National Abortion Federation.
http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/violence/arsons.htm
Center Column:
6. “Trends in the States: First Quarter 2015.” April 2, 2015. Guttmacher Institute.
http://www.guttmacher.org/media/inthenews/2015/04/02/
7. “The Outrageous Imprisonment of Purvi Patel and the Wake-Up Call to Everyone: The Fascist War on Women MUST BE STOPPED!”
April 6, 2015. By Sunsara Taylor. Revolution / revcom.us.
http://www.revcom.us/a/381/the-outrageous-imprisonment-of-purvi-patel-en.html
8. “Kansas Limits Abortion Method, Opening a New Line of Attack.” April 7, 2015.
By Erik Ekholm and Frances Robles. The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/08/us/kansas-bans-common-second-trimester-abortion-procedure.html
9. "Monthly Status Update: MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN 2015.” May 1, 2015. Guttmacher Institute.
http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/updates/#counselonly
10. American Psychological Association. "APA Research Review Finds No Evidence of 'Post-Abortion Syndrome' But Research Studies on Psychological Effects of Abortion Inconclusive." Press Release, January 18, 1989.
11. "Indiana religious freedom restoration act: What you need to know.” March 31, 2015. By Ed Payne. CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/31/politics/indiana-backlash-how-we-got-here/
12. ”Tennessee's New Abortion Law Could Leave The State With Just Four Abortion Clinics.” May 9, 2015. By Lauren Barbato. Bustle.
http://www.bustle.com/articles/82186-tennessees-new-abortion-law-could-leave-the-state-with-just-four-abortion-clinics
13. "America's Abortion-Free Zone Grows.” April 14, 2014.
By Robin Marty. The Daily Beast.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/14/america-s-abortion-free-zone-grows.html
“Texas abortion clinics: How far is too far to drive?” January 7, 2015. By Michael Keller. Al Jazeera America.
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/1/7/texas-abortion-clinicshowfaristoofartodrive.html
14. Buchanan, Bay. “Abortion is a Sad, Tragic Choice to Many Women.” The Extreme Makeover of Hillary Rodham Clinton, pp.134-136. May 14, 2007. via OnTheIssues.org.
http://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/Hillary_Clinton_Abortion.htm
15. “The Third McCain-Obama Presidential Debate.” October 15, 2008. Commission on Presidential Debates.
http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=october-15-2008-debate-transcript
“Obama Notre Dame Speech: FULL TEXT, VIDEO.” June 17, 2009. via Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/17/obama-notre-dame-speech-f_n_204387.html
Right Sidebar:
16. “More State Abortion Restrictions Were Enacted in 2011-2013 Than in the Entire Previous Decade.”
January 2, 2014. Guttmacher Institute.
http://www.guttmacher.org/media/inthenews/2014/01/02/
17. “Anti-Abortion Violence: America’s Forgotten Terrorism.” 2012. Anti-Defamation League.
http://www.adl.org/combating-hate/domestic-extremism-terrorism/c/anti-abortion-violence-americas-forgotten-terrorism-1.html
“Florida Abortion Clinic, Long a Target, Firebombed.” Spring 2012. Report, Issue 145.
Southern Poverty Law Center Intelligence.
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2012/spring/florida-abortion-clinic-long-a-target-fire
“Texas Planned Parenthood Clinic Attacked with Molotov Cocktail.” September 27, 2011. By Laura Bassett. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/28/texas-planned-parenthood-_n_912710.html
18. “Indiana Man Attacks Planned Parenthood With Axe Because of ‘Religious Beliefs.’” April 11, 2013.
By Robin Marty. RH Reality Check.
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/04/11/indiana-man-attacks-planned-parenthood-with-ax-because-of-religious-beliefs/
“Missouri Man Charged with Attempted Arson of Planned Parenthood Facility.” October 13, 2013.
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs.
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/October/13-crt-1114.html
“Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Plotting to Kill Abortion Doctor.” August 2, 2013. Associated Press, via NBC15.com. http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/UPDATE_Man_Planned_to_Kill_Abortion_Doctors.html
19. “HB2 Abortion Ruling: With Most Texas Clinics Closed, What Are The Alternatives?” October 3, 2014.
By Barbara Herman. International Business Times.
http://www.ibtimes.com/hb2-abortion-ruling-most-texas-clinics-closed-what-are-alternatives-1699229
20. “In Hobby Lobby Case, Supreme Court Chooses Religion Over Science.” June 30, 2014.
By Erika Eichelberger and Molly Redden. Mother Jones.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/supreme-court-hobby-lobby-decision
1. “Anti-Abortion Groups Target States With One Abortion Provider.” July 18, 2012. Repro Health Watch. National Partnership for Women & Families.
http://go.nationalpartnership.org/site/News2?id=34555
“Missouri Lawmakers Are Pushing 32 Separate Abortion Restrictions to Regulate One Clinic.” March 12, 2014.
By Tara Culp-Ressle. Think Progress.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/03/12/3394531/missouri-abortion-restrictions/
2. “An Overview of State Abortion Laws.” State Policies in Brief. May 1, 2015. Guttmacher Institute.
http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/spibs/spib_OAL.pdf
3. “87 Percent of U.S. Counties Lack Abortion Providers.” June 13, 2012. Think Progress.
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/13/498549/87-percent-of-us-counties-lack-abortion-providers/
4. “Executive Summary.” Unsafe Abortion: Global and Regional Estimates of the Incidence of Unsafe Abortion and Associated Mortality in 2008, Sixth Edition. p. 1. World Health Organization.
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241501118_eng.pdf
“The Safety of Legal Abortion and the Hazards of Illegal Abortion.” pp 10-11, footnote #38.
Naral Pro-Choice America.
http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/media/fact-sheets/abortion-distorting-science-safety-legal-abortion.pdf
5. “Violence Statistics & History.” 2012. National Abortion Federation.
http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/violence/arsons.htm
Center Column:
6. “Trends in the States: First Quarter 2015.” April 2, 2015. Guttmacher Institute.
http://www.guttmacher.org/media/inthenews/2015/04/02/
7. “The Outrageous Imprisonment of Purvi Patel and the Wake-Up Call to Everyone: The Fascist War on Women MUST BE STOPPED!”
April 6, 2015. By Sunsara Taylor. Revolution / revcom.us.
http://www.revcom.us/a/381/the-outrageous-imprisonment-of-purvi-patel-en.html
8. “Kansas Limits Abortion Method, Opening a New Line of Attack.” April 7, 2015.
By Erik Ekholm and Frances Robles. The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/08/us/kansas-bans-common-second-trimester-abortion-procedure.html
9. "Monthly Status Update: MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN 2015.” May 1, 2015. Guttmacher Institute.
http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/updates/#counselonly
10. American Psychological Association. "APA Research Review Finds No Evidence of 'Post-Abortion Syndrome' But Research Studies on Psychological Effects of Abortion Inconclusive." Press Release, January 18, 1989.
11. "Indiana religious freedom restoration act: What you need to know.” March 31, 2015. By Ed Payne. CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/31/politics/indiana-backlash-how-we-got-here/
12. ”Tennessee's New Abortion Law Could Leave The State With Just Four Abortion Clinics.” May 9, 2015. By Lauren Barbato. Bustle.
http://www.bustle.com/articles/82186-tennessees-new-abortion-law-could-leave-the-state-with-just-four-abortion-clinics
13. "America's Abortion-Free Zone Grows.” April 14, 2014.
By Robin Marty. The Daily Beast.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/14/america-s-abortion-free-zone-grows.html
“Texas abortion clinics: How far is too far to drive?” January 7, 2015. By Michael Keller. Al Jazeera America.
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/1/7/texas-abortion-clinicshowfaristoofartodrive.html
14. Buchanan, Bay. “Abortion is a Sad, Tragic Choice to Many Women.” The Extreme Makeover of Hillary Rodham Clinton, pp.134-136. May 14, 2007. via OnTheIssues.org.
http://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/Hillary_Clinton_Abortion.htm
15. “The Third McCain-Obama Presidential Debate.” October 15, 2008. Commission on Presidential Debates.
http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=october-15-2008-debate-transcript
“Obama Notre Dame Speech: FULL TEXT, VIDEO.” June 17, 2009. via Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/17/obama-notre-dame-speech-f_n_204387.html
Right Sidebar:
16. “More State Abortion Restrictions Were Enacted in 2011-2013 Than in the Entire Previous Decade.”
January 2, 2014. Guttmacher Institute.
http://www.guttmacher.org/media/inthenews/2014/01/02/
17. “Anti-Abortion Violence: America’s Forgotten Terrorism.” 2012. Anti-Defamation League.
http://www.adl.org/combating-hate/domestic-extremism-terrorism/c/anti-abortion-violence-americas-forgotten-terrorism-1.html
“Florida Abortion Clinic, Long a Target, Firebombed.” Spring 2012. Report, Issue 145.
Southern Poverty Law Center Intelligence.
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2012/spring/florida-abortion-clinic-long-a-target-fire
“Texas Planned Parenthood Clinic Attacked with Molotov Cocktail.” September 27, 2011. By Laura Bassett. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/28/texas-planned-parenthood-_n_912710.html
18. “Indiana Man Attacks Planned Parenthood With Axe Because of ‘Religious Beliefs.’” April 11, 2013.
By Robin Marty. RH Reality Check.
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/04/11/indiana-man-attacks-planned-parenthood-with-ax-because-of-religious-beliefs/
“Missouri Man Charged with Attempted Arson of Planned Parenthood Facility.” October 13, 2013.
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs.
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/October/13-crt-1114.html
“Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Plotting to Kill Abortion Doctor.” August 2, 2013. Associated Press, via NBC15.com. http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/UPDATE_Man_Planned_to_Kill_Abortion_Doctors.html
19. “HB2 Abortion Ruling: With Most Texas Clinics Closed, What Are The Alternatives?” October 3, 2014.
By Barbara Herman. International Business Times.
http://www.ibtimes.com/hb2-abortion-ruling-most-texas-clinics-closed-what-are-alternatives-1699229
20. “In Hobby Lobby Case, Supreme Court Chooses Religion Over Science.” June 30, 2014.
By Erika Eichelberger and Molly Redden. Mother Jones.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/supreme-court-hobby-lobby-decision
Download March 2014 Fact Sheet with endnotes (3 pages):
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