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    Apr 22, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  1. North Dakota governor signs 'fetal pain' measure

    BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain. The law signed Tuesday is another in a list...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Executive Branch, Abortion, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice

  2. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  3. Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth

    NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Clubs and Associations, Human Rights, Boy Scouts of America, Gays and Lesbians

  4. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  5. PA abortion clinic worker: I saw 10 babies breathe

    <span style="font-size: small;">PHILADELPHIA (AP) &mdash; A former abortion clinic worker capped the five-week murder trial of her former boss with powerful testimony that she saw more than 10 babies breathe before they were killed.</span>
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former abortion clinic worker capped the five-week murder trial of her former boss with powerful testimony that she saw more than 10 babies breathe before they were killed. "I thought they were breathing," Kareema Cross...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System, FBI, Abortion, Crime, Law and Justice

  6. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  7. Pa. abortion trial: Assistant gave anesthesia

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman trained only as a medical assistant told jurors Wednesday that she gave anesthesia, set dosing amounts and performed ultrasounds when she worked at a now-shuttered abortion clinic whose owner is charged with killing a...

    Tags: Lawyers, Labor Legislation, Abortion, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials

  8. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| CBS
  9. Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell murder case sparks political firestorm

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    (CBS News) The gruesome trial of an abortion provider resumes in Philadelphia Monday. The doctor, Kermit Gosnell, is charged with killing a female patient and seven babies. Gosnell's name may not be familiar, and that makes some abortion opponents...

    Tags: Lawyers, Labor Legislation, Media Industry, Abortion, Crime, Law and Justice

  10. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  11. Tighter abortion pill rules head to Ind. governor

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bill that would tighten Indiana's regulations on distribution of the abortion pill and clinics that provide only drug-induced abortions is on its way to Republican Gov. Mike Pence. The state Senate voted 35-14 Thursday to...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Hospitals and Clinics, Planned Parenthood, Abortion, Politics

  12. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  13. UPDATE: Ax-wielding man damages Planned Parenthood clinic

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Southern Indiana police arrested a man on suspicion of using an ax to smash windows and damage computers at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bloomington on Thursday. Benjamin D. Curell, 27, of Ellettsville, was arrested on...

    Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Family Planning, Human Rights, Hospitals and Clinics, Planned Parenthood

  14. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  15. Nick's Patio settles pregnancy discrimination lawsuit

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- A popular 24-hour restaurant must change the way it treats its employees, especially women, after a discrimination lawsuit.</span>
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    SOUTH BEND -- A popular 24-hour restaurant must change the way it treats its employees, especially women, after a discrimination lawsuit. Nick's Patio recently agreed to pay a former employee thousands of dollars to make up for what happened when her...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Discrimination, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Laws, Labor Legislation

  16. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune
  17. Nick's Patio settles lawsuit that alleged pregnancy discrimination

    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND — A local restaurant has agreed to settle a lawsuit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed on behalf of two women who said they were discriminated against when they told management they were pregnant. Nick’s Patio, a...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Lawyers, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice

  18. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  19. Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers

    ATLANTA (AP) — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP Chairman Reince Priebus unveiled the "Growth...

    Tags: Reince Priebus, Don Young, Olympia J. Snowe, Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage

  20. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  21. Anti-abortion group satisfied with Indiana bill

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The president of a leading Indiana anti-abortion group said Friday it was satisfied with a proposal to tighten the state's laws on distribution of the abortion pill and won't push for additional measures before the end of the...

    Tags: Family Planning, Executive Branch, Hospitals and Clinics, Laws, Planned Parenthood

  22. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana
  23. Indiana House backs tighter abortion pill rules

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bill that would tighten state laws on distribution of the abortion pill and require clinics that provide only drug-induced abortions to meet the same standards as clinics that perform surgical abortions was approved by a wide...

    Tags: Birth Control, Family Planning, Republican Party, Abortion Issue, Health Treatments

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