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Choice Headlines

8/18/2010
Wisconsin Makes Push on Free Birth Control

8/16/2010
F.D.A. Approves 5-Day Emergency Contraceptive

8/16/2010
Immigrants Lured to Cheap, Do-It-Yourself Abortion

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Press Releases

8/31/2010
NARAL PRO-CHOICE NEW YORK ANNOUNCES NEXT ROUND OF 2010 ENDORSEMENTS

8/20/2010
STATEMENT FROM NARAL PRO-CHOICE NEW YORK ON HEALTH CENTER DELAY OVER BIRTH CONTROL

7/28/2010
NARAL PRO-CHOICE NEW YORK CALLS ON SENATE TO PASS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT

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Abortion

 

NARAL Pro-Choice New York advocates for every woman’s right to safe, legal and affordable abortion.

 

A woman’s right to abortion has been under attack since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973, in which the Supreme Court legalized the right for women in the U.S. to obtain an abortion. Most recently, on April 18th, 2007, the Supreme Court upheld the Federal Abortion Ban, which outlaws certain second-trimester abortions and does not include any exception for when a woman’s health is threatened. See below for more information.

The Federal Abortion Ban and the Supreme Court Ruling
[pdf]BackgroundOn April 18, 2007, the United States Supreme Court voted in a 5-4 decision to uphold the Federal Abortion Ban.Writing ...

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