The Colorado Independent

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Reproductive Rights

VIDEO: Tomasic and Resnick discuss personhood in Colorado and around the nation

By | 02.15.12 | 12:32 pm

On Tuesday, the Virginia House passed a bill that would declare unborn fetuses people, thus banning abortion and potentially certain forms of contraception and some fertility treatments. This positions Virginia — which now has a Republican super-majority — to become the first state to enact a fetal personhood measure, which supporters hope will lead the Supreme Court to revisit the constitutionality of abortion rights.

What to do today: Bolster online independent politics journalism

By | 02.15.12 | 12:01 am

You value politics journalism, which is why you read the Colorado Independent. Over the course of the last decade, you’ve watched the number of news outlets delivering real politics journalism in Colorado dwindle, even as the larger digital news media universe has expanded and the public desire for more and more better politics information has exploded. You’ve seen how the Colorado Independent over the last six years has become an integral and bold contributor to coverage of the legislative policies and election campaigns that affect your life. Today is a very good day to bolster the Colorado Independent project and help fire up its resources for the election year ahead.

Birth control debate really about abortion, say CPAC speakers

By | 02.12.12 | 5:34 am

Stop talking about birth control. That was the key message from some of the most prominent leaders of America’s anti-abortion movement, speaking Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. During a talk on how to advance the movement through messaging, an all-female panel discussed the Obama administration’s birth-control-coverage mandate and suggested that the best way to defeat it is by calling it an “abortion mandate.”

Obama unveils contraception compromise

By | 02.11.12 | 6:04 am

The White House Friday announced a compromise for religious groups lambasting a recent mandate requiring health insurers to cover contraception as a preventive service. The federal government will now be extending an exemption of the mandate to religious organizations — including faith-based hospitals.

Catholic voters support Obama on birth control

By | 02.10.12 | 8:48 am

Polling released this weeks indicates that a strong majority of Americans, including a majority of Catholics, support President Obama’s stanch on making few exceptions to the mandate that health insurance plans include access to no-cost contraceptives.

Boehner threatens congressional showdown on birth control

By | 02.10.12 | 5:37 am

House Speaker John Boehner announced during a floor speech this week that he would take legislative action against a federal decision requiring insurance companies to cover contraception as a preventive service if the Obama administration does not reverse course.

Compromise between Obama, religious groups possible on birth control

By | 02.09.12 | 6:32 am

The Obama administration this week signaled it might compromise with religious groups that are currently up in arms over a federal decision requiring health insurers to cover contraception as a preventive service.

Udall applauds Denver Komen affiliate for standing by Planned Parenthood

By | 02.02.12 | 5:36 pm

At the end of a day that saw the mediasphere light up with reactions to news that juggernaut breast cancer foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure aimed to end its financial support of Planned Parenthood, Senator Mark Udall praised Komen’s Denver affiliate for standing by Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains.

VIDEO: Gingrich adviser touts black genocide theory of abortion

By | 02.02.12 | 5:07 am

Salon’s Joan Walsh points out that Rick Tyler, Newt Gingrich’s former communications director, who now runs the candidate’s super PAC, touted a theory popular among the fringes of the anti-abortion movement on The Rachel Maddow Show Tuesday night.

For now, Denver Komen leaves politics out of funding decision

By | 02.01.12 | 1:02 pm

The Denver affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation’s top charity battling breast cancer, announced this week it would not automatically stop funding Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. Komen made clear in its announcement that the decision is based on the fact that, in Colorado, Planned Parenthood is a leader in fighting breast cancer and is also likely the organization that provides the most bang for the buck to the Denver Komen foundation.

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