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Jun. 9, 2009
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Abortion foes adopt new tactics

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- U.S abortion foes say Planned Parenthood is flush with cash and shouldn't get taxpayer money while the economy is floundering.

Pastors target Planned Parenthood money

WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- A group of black pastors say they will be in Washington Thursday to demand candidates reject money from Planned Parenthood, the largest U.S. abortion provider.

New Hampshire repeals abortion law

CONCORD, N.H., June 30 (UPI) -- New Hampshire is the first state to repeal a law requiring parents to be notified 48 hours before a minor has an abortion, say abortion-rights activists.

Kansas atty. gen. vows anti-abortion fight

WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A Kansas judge has dismissed charges against a late-term-abortion provider, ruling the outgoing attorney general had overstepped his authority.

Ky. anti-abortion bill offered

FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Kentucky lawmakers are considering a measure that would ban abortion in the state unless the mother's life is in danger.

Anti-abortion group converges on Colorado

DENVER, July 16 (UPI) -- A national anti-abortion group began a week of events condemning abortion in Colorado Saturday, the Rocky Mountain News reported.

ACLU slams teen abortion restriction

WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union Thursday denounced a U.S. House proposal that would restrict a teenager's access to abortion outside of her state.

Maximum sentence in abortion doctor death

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 9 (UPI) -- James Charles Kopp, convicted of killing abortion-provider Dr. Barnett Slepian, was sentenced to 25 years to life Friday in Buffalo, N.Y. Kopp, who received the maximum sentence, told the court that he felt justified in using force to save unborn lives an

No witnesses in N.Y. abortion trial

BUFFALO, N.Y., March 17 (UPI) -- There were no witnesses Monday in the Buffalo, N.Y. trial of James Kopp, accused of killing abortion provider Dr. Barnett Slepian. The judge heard facts agreed upon by the prosecution and defense and will rule and sentence Kopp, who waived his right to a

30th anniversary of abortion ruling marked

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Pro-choice backers met Tuesday night to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that established the right to abortion.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler