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A billboard in New York City's Time Square depicts US President Donald Trump being hogtied by a woman clad in athletic wear on Oct. 18, 2019 (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
October 23, 2019, 5:41 am
Row over NY billboard showing Trump lookalike hog-tied by former Marine
CEO of clothing company says ad featuring model Michal Mesa is a comment on changes to program blocking federal funding for health providers who refer patients for abortions
By ARIJETA LAJKA
US Rep. Steve King, Republican of Iowa, during a town hall meeting, August 13, 2019 (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
August 15, 2019, 12:48 pm
Rep. Steve King says rapes, incest helped populate the world
Iowa congressman is pushing legislation that would outlaw abortions without exceptions
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE
Dr. Sara Imershein in the abortion clinic where she works in Falls Church, Virginia, July 2, 2019. (Ron Kampeas)
July 22, 2019, 4:07 am
Physician says Jewish values drive her to provide circumcisions — and abortions
The motivation behind both of Dr. Sara Imershein’s seemingly disparate practices is ‘creating the family you want’
By Ron Kampeas
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is joined by commission the chair, Harvard Professor Mary Ann Glendon (L), while announcing the formation of a commission to redefine human rights, based on natural law and natural rights, during a news conference at the State Departmen, on July 8, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
July 9, 2019, 8:06 am
Pompeo taps an abortion foe and a rabbi for a fresh look on human rights
US secretary of state accuses rights groups of deviating from ‘natural law,’ raising concern among women’s, gay rights advocates, who criticize new panel as ‘bizarre’
By AFP and TOI staff
This photo provided by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office shows Marshae Jones. Jones, whose fetus died after she was shot in a fight has been charged with manslaughter, while the woman accused of shooting her has been freed. She was indicted by the Jefferson County grand jury Wednesday, June 26, 2019. She was five months pregnant when 23-year-old Ebony Jemison shot her in the stomach during a December altercation regarding the fetus's father. (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
July 4, 2019, 7:38 am
Alabama attorney drops manslaughter case against woman who was shot, lost fetus
US women’s rights activists were enraged by prosecution of Marshae Jones under pretext she started a fight to abort her baby
By BLAKE PATERSON
This photo provided by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office shows Marshae Jones. Jones, whose fetus died after she was shot in a fight has been charged with manslaughter, while the woman accused of shooting her has been freed. She was indicted by the Jefferson County grand jury Wednesday, June 26, 2019. She was five months pregnant when 23-year-old Ebony Jemison shot her in the stomach during a December altercation regarding the fetus's father. (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
July 1, 2019, 2:43 am
Shot Alabama woman who miscarried faces homicide charge
Police say mother instigated fight in which she was shot five times, leading to loss of fetus; ‘only true victim in this was the unborn baby’
By AFP
An anti-abortion sign is placed outside of the Reproductive Health Services building in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 20, 2019. (Seth HERALD / AFP/Getty Images)
May 24, 2019, 8:04 am
A Jewish woman makes a stand at one of Alabama’s last abortion clinics
Nurse Diane Weil, 64, volunteers to help shield patients from protesters, expresses ‘horror and disgust’ over state’s new law
By Josefin Dolsten
Protesters for women's rights march past Dexter Avenue Baptist Church to the Alabama Capitol to protest a law passed last week making abortion a felony in nearly all cases with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
May 20, 2019, 4:40 am
Hundreds protest Alabama’s abortion ban at state capitol
Marchers chant ‘my body, my choice!’ and ‘vote them out!’ days after Governor Kay Ivey signed most stringent abortion law in US
By Kim Chandler
Protesters for women's rights hold a rally on the Alabama Capitol steps to protest a law passed last week making abortion a felony in nearly all cases with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
May 20, 2019, 4:03 am
What do Jewish texts say about abortion?
As Alabama’s governor signs a bill that criminalizes nearly all abortions, bringing the issue to the forefront of US political debate, a look at Jewish teachings
By Rachel Mikva
Protesters march through the halls of the Missouri Capitol outside the House chamber on May 17, 2019, in Jefferson City, Missouri, in opposition to legislation prohibiting abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
May 18, 2019, 4:41 am
With sights set on Supreme Court, Missouri latest US state to restrict abortion
New law bans procedure from around 8 weeks of pregnancy, including in cases of rape or incest; doctors who carry out operation could face 15 years in prison
By Chris Lefkow and Charlotte Plantive
Myla Goldberg, author of 'Feast Your Eyes.' (Courtesy of Goldberg/ collage by Kveller/via JTA)
May 13, 2019, 11:11 pm
New novel portrays challenges of illegal abortions in an incredibly honest way
‘Feast Your Eyes’ by Myla Goldberg depicts the challenges faced by a mother and daughter when they buck America’s social norms in an era before Roe v. Wade
By Emily Burack
Illustrative: Anti-abortion activists hold a rally opposing federal funding for Planned Parenthood in front of the US Capitol July 28, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Getty Images via JTA)
April 25, 2019, 3:14 am
Alabama lawmakers compare abortion to Holocaust in 2 bills
ADL calls comparison ‘totally out of bounds,’ and says it misappropriates a profoundly tragic historical event for political purposes
By JTA
Illustrative: The Rabbinical Council of America's July 2015 annual meeting in upstate New York. (RCA)
February 3, 2019, 6:06 am
Jewish women express anger after Orthodox rabbis compare abortion to murder
As religious organizations react to New York State’s more liberal pregnancy termination laws, some of their constituents question the necessity of their sweeping statements
By Ben Sales
Law enforcement officials investigate an explosion at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, August 5, 2017. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
January 24, 2019, 11:27 am
Two men expected to plead guilty in Minnesota mosque bombing
Militia members also accused of throwing a pipe bomb into an Illinois abortion clinic that failed to explode
By AP
An illustrative photo of an IDF commander at a swearing-in ceremony for female recruits on February 18, 2015 (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Flickr)
October 23, 2018, 3:40 pm
IDF to provide morning-after pills in effort to decrease abortions
Treatment to join a range of services army provides to discreetly prevent unwanted pregnancies
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
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