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• Abortion Rights Becoming A Factor In Several State Elections: Abortion politics are influencing state races in Georgia, Massachusetts and South Dakota. Summaries appear below. ~ Georgia: Former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel and former Rep. Nathan Deal, candidates in the state's Republican gubernatorial primary, are facing criticism for past votes that some observers say benefited abortion-rights groups, the AP/Macon Telegraph reports...
• Abortion Loophole Found in New Health Law: A newly released congressional report found that abortion restrictions attached to the health care overhaul would not apply to high-risk insurance pools run at the state level, prompting Republican senators to urge the administration to issue new rules.
• Abortion, Other Issues Continue To Stoke The Politics Surrounding Health Reform: Politico reports that "the issues of health care and abortion" are making the campaign tough for some Democrats. Among the vulnerable Democrats are Reps. Kathleen Dahlkemper, D-Pa.; Steve Driehaus, D-Ohio; and Indiana Reps. Joe Donnelly and Brad Ellsworth, who is running for Senate. "'We are going to do everything we can to point out that Democrats who said they were pro-life caved on the big ...
• Abortion doc suit alters defendants: The Allen County commissioners are now defendants in a lawsuit filed by an abortion provider challenging new regulations for doctors who don't live in the area and who do not have privileges at area hospitals.
• Abortion Coverage Concerns Prompt West Virginia To Decide Against Running High-Risk Pool: West Virginia last week announced that it would not administer its own high-risk insurance pool because GOP members of the state's House of Delegates said the program might fund abortion care, the Charleston Gazette reports (Knezevich, Charleston Gazette, 7/22). The pools -- created under the new health reform law (PL 111-148) -- are intended to provide insurance coverage to residents with pre ...
• Abortion provision threatens Dems: Health care reform galvanizes abortion rights opponents and advocates in Pa. and elsewhere.
• Abortion Debates Expected To Continue Through Health Reform Implementation: Arguments over abortion coverage under the federal health reform law (PL 111-148) likely will persist as implementation of the overhaul continues, prompting some lawmakers to consider legislative approaches to the issue, CongressDaily reports. The most recent controversy involves an Obama administration decision to bar most abortion coverage in state high-risk health insurance pools for ...
• Abortion, Health Care & the Midterms: Politico.com today looks at the way the politics of abortion and the health care reform law are playing out in a number of key congressional races.
• Abortion Divides GOP Gubernatorial Rivals: ATLANTA -- Just days into the Republican runoff for governor in Georgia, abortion has emerged as a polarizing issue in a race where social conservatives will hold sway.
• Fayetteville, Arkansas Abortion Center Closing; Facility Was Site of 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigils: WASHINGTON, July 28 / Christian Newswire / -- According to news reports from northwest Arkansas, the Fayetteville Women's Clinic -- an abortion facility -- will be closing its doors at the end of the month as the owner has announced his retirement.

• Country profile: North Korea: Key facts, figures and dates
• Abbott out to find missing links: Suffolk's Jamie Abbott reveals his dislike of links golf ahead of the Open at St Andrews.
• Glossary: US elections R-W: Use this glossary to find out more about some of the well-used - but often misunderstood - terms in US politics.
• Mortaza back to lead Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza reclaims the Bangladesh captaincy for their one-day international series against England, in place of Shakib Al Hasan.
• Q&A: US Supreme Court: The BBC News website examines the process for appointing new US Supreme Court Justices, in the wake of John Paul Stevens announcing his retirement.
• Today: Friday 25th June: David Cameron has arrived in Canada for his first international summit as prime minister, calling for them to be "more than just grand talking shops". And doctors say there's no evidence that human foetuses can feel pain before 24 weeks, and there's no scientific case for a change to abortion law.
• As it happened: BP chief in US Congress: Blow-by-blow coverage of BP CEO Tony Hayward's testimony to the United States Congress in Washington.
• Country profile: Vatican: Key facts, figures and dates
• Northern Ireland profile: An overview of Northern Ireland including key facts and notes on the media
• Slalom Euro Championships aborted: The Canoe Slalom European Championships in Slovakia are cancelled because of adverse weather conditions.
• Nicaragua timeline: A chronology of key events
• Timeline: Germany: A chronology of key events
• A space odyssey of the mind: Six would-be astronauts will this week begin a 520-day mock space voyage to simulate a mission to Mars. How will they cope with the huge psychological pressures?
• Timeline: Brazil: A chronology of key events
• Cuba timeline: A chronology of key events
• Spain - Timeline: A chronology of key events
• Timeline: Trinidad and Tobago: A chronology of key events
• Scrubbing Up: Your Comments: In this week's Scrubbing Up, bioethicist Stephen Wilkinson argues that people should be allowed to make a choice on the sex of their baby.
• Whales and dolphins - 'resource' or 'right'?: Discoveries of sophisticated intelligence in cetaceans raise new questions about how we relate to them - including whether we should hunt them.
• Caution over abortion rate fall: The abortion rate has dropped for the second year running in England and Wales, statistics show.

• House Democrats Refuse Hearing on Pro-Rationing Obama Czar Donald Berwick: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Like their counterparts in the Senate, House Democrats are refusing to hold a hearing on the recess appointment of rationing advocate Donald Berwick, whom President Barack Obama named to become the director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• Mothers to Show Congress Babies Saved From Abortions to Help Pregnancy Centers: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Mothers who are glad they went to a pregnancy center and were given assistance in choosing abortion alternatives are headed to Congress. They want elected officials to know that these centers are providing both practical support and counseling that pregnant women need.
• Pro-Life Women's Group Launches $100K Hispanic Effort to Help Carly Fiorina: Sacramento, CA (LifeNews.com) -- A national pro-life women's group told LifeNews.com today it has launched a new $100,000 effort to reach Hispanics in California on behalf of pro-life Senate candidate Carly Fiorina. The Susan B. Anthony List's education campaign is in conjunction with a $1 million effort headed by the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles.
• Pro-Life News: Embryo Adoption, Family Guy, Sarah Palin, Abortion, Colorado, Canada: Knoxville, TN -- Couples who have gone through fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), often have excess embryos cryopreserved or frozen for future family building. When these couples complete their families and embryos remain, they are faced with the daunting task of deciding what to do with their embryos.
• Massachusetts Citizens for Life Releases New Statement on Cahill Endorsement: Boston, MA (LifeNews.com) -- After the dustup in the wake of its endorsement of independent gubernatorial candidate Tim Cahill, Massachusetts Citizens for Life has released a further statement helping pro-life voters understand its decision-making. The group says it is not re-evaluating its decision to back Cahill and that his opponents are clearly pro-abortion.
• Wisconsin Governor Candidate Barrett to Benefit From Pro-Abortion Fundraisers: Madison, WI (LifeNews.com) -- Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett will benefit from two pro-abortion fundraisers this week featuring Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion business. On Wednesday and Thursday, Richards will be the keynote speaker at two Barrett events.