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Weekly Column: WRighteous = #TragicChoices
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But here, back in 2008, my mother was telling me that she didn’t want me. And the pieces fit; all the cracked and messy and edgy frayed pieces fit.
Abortion
Doctor’s Murder Trial Heightens Abortion Debate
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The case of Kermit Gosnell is spurring anti-abortion advocates to talk about the brutality of abortion. Pro-choice activists, meanwhile, are busy Tweeting about the “pre-Roe” conditions that led women to the Philadelphia clinic.
Politics
GOP’s Lingle May Keep Senate Pro-Choice Next Year
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Olympia Snowe showed her importance to the Senate’s pro-choice firewall when she voted against the Blunt Amendment. After she retires her most likely GOP successor on this issue is Hawaii’s former governor, Linda Lingle.
Arts & Culture
Budget Wars Heat Up the 2012 Political Stage
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The highly contentious battles over the budgets for 2011 and 2012 this week set the stage for a polarized 2012 election cycle. Obama kicked off his re-election bid and the Tea Party’s Rep. Michele Bachman announced millions of campaign contributions.