- Arkansas AG supports same-sex 'marriage,' but will defend state's ban
- France tells UN abortion should be an international human right
- Actress Swoosie Kurtz describes the "anguishing" experience of having an abortion in her youth
- Thousands of pro-lifers line the streets of Dublin to protest abortion
- US pro-life groups inspire movement in Europe
- Teen pregnancies cost Florida taxpayers $443 million, study says
Arkansas
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Saturday he supports allowing
same-sex couples to "wed" but will continue defending his state's 2004
ban on gay marriages in court.
|
 France
claimed abortion is a right under international humanitarian law at the
U.N. Security Council last week even though the claim is widely viewed
as far-fetched and inappropriate. |
 During
a HuffPost Live interview Wednesday, Emmy award-winning actress Swoosie
Kurtz described the "anguishing" experience of having an abortion in
the 1960s. |
 Thousands
of pro-life people lined the streets of Dublin on Saturday to protest
abortion and tell the government the pro-life movement in Ireland still
strongly opposes its bill that was the first step to legalizing
abortions. |
 U.S.
abortion opponents are giving new life to the movement abroad, where
once-stagnant European allies are pushing changes that could affect the
whole continent. |
 According
to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, teens and their
children are much more likely to have lower education, health and
economic outcomes than those who wait to have children. As a result,
taxpayers are on the hook for billions in related costs, according to a
new study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned
Pregnancy. |
