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On today’s broadcast of Meet the Press (full transcript), host David Gregory interviewed Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachman who won yesterday’s Ames, Iowa Republican “straw poll” for the Republican presidential nomination.(Full results).  Gregory and Bachman engaged in an extensive discussion of Bachman’s religious views. Here is a lengthy excerpt: MR. GREGORY: … I want to move [...]

What does the Latino community actually think about abortion? Do we think that Latina wombs really are the most dangerous place for our children? Of course not. And thanks to a recent report from California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, we have the data to prove it. Let’s step back for a second. Who are the [...]

You may have heard about a few new anti-choice movies that will likely not be coming to a theater near you any time soon. The first to hit the internet was “Life Zone,” a psychological thriller about three kidnapped pregnant women held against their will. The trailer brims with local commercial-level line readings. But it [...]

Let me set something straight about anti-choice laws; they are never what they seem. It is never about getting minors to talk to their parents, ensuring that women make choices that they don’t regret, or ensuring that a fetus doesn’t feel pain during the procedure. One restriction leads to another, and their goals are always [...]

Emily Badger:All about the TV network that few US households can watch The Free Speech Blog: Official blog of Index on Censorship

Georgia State Representative Bobby Franklin has introduced a bill that would re-classify rape victims as “accusers” until the accused was found guilty. There is a lot to unpack here. We do not, as a rule, say someone is a murder “accuser” until the accused has been found guilty of murder. They are a murder victim, and [...]

Written by Oiwan Lam According to NDdaily, a man, known as Mr. Zhou, was arrested for micro-blogging a Taxi driver strike at Xianning city in Hubei province on December 19, 2010 under the charge of “organizing a mob to disturb the social order”. He is still under police detention. Mr. Zhou was once a taxi [...]

One of DCAF’s volunteer case managers writes about abortion rights and remembering the women at the heart of the rhetoric. The DC Abortion Fund

Yesterday evening, NPR terminated its contract with its news analyst, Juan Williams, after Williams made comments on Fox News about his views of Muslims.  The New York Times today reports that Williams, who is also a Fox News political analyst, made the offending comments while appearing on The O’Reilly Factor in response to a question [...]

In the 2000s, stem cells were used to regenerate spine growth in mice. In 2001, President George Bush allowed partial federal funding for stem cell research . In 2005, President Bush loosened restrictions on embryonic stem cell research , … Go here to read the rest: Stem Cell Research: Pros, Cons, Facts, and Research About [...]