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• Abortion threatens House health care bill (CNN): The issue of abortion threatened to derail House Democrats' health care bill Friday unless staunchly anti-abortion Democrats and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops succeeded in their effort to get strict abortion limitations into the measure.
• Cops: Mich. man admits killing abortion protester (AP via Yahoo! News): A Michigan man charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner told police he had guns loaded in his truck when he took two nieces and a friend to school just before the shooting spree.
• Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on Abortion (Newsweek): Don't let abortion politics stand in the way of affordable coverage for all.
• Police: Harlan Drake admits killing abortion protester (The Flint Journal): The Associated PressHarlan James Drake file photoOWOSSO, Michigan — A man charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner several weeks ago told police he had guns loaded in his truck when he took two nieces and a...
• House Democrats clear impasse over abortion holding up vote on health care legislation (FOX 12 Idaho): House Democrats clear impasse over abortion holding up vote on health care legislation.
• Mich. man admits killing abortion protester (MalaysiaNews.net): OWOSSO, Mich. -- A Michigan man charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner told police he had guns loaded in his truck when he took two nieces and a friend to school just before ...
• Groups Protest Abortion Survey Law (KOCO 5 Oklahoma City): Controversy swirls around a new abortion law in the state of Oklahoma that requires women seeking the procedure to fill out an extensive survey, the results of which are posted online.
• Denver archbishop: Abortion promises broken (Colorado Springs Gazette): DENVER • Denver's Catholic archbishop, Charles Chaput, will address federal health care legislation and abortion funding in a letter to be read at Mass this weekend. Chaput says President Barack Obama failed to keep a promise to not provide...
• Pensacola abortion clinic closes after failing to pay state fine (Mobile Press-Register): PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Community Healthcare Center, one of two Pensacola abortion clinics, is closed because of its failure to pay a $413,000 fine to the state for a licensing violation.
• Anti-abortion activists arrested at Pelosi's suite (AP via Yahoo! News): U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a dozen anti-abortion activists outside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office after a massive protest against the Democrats' health care bill.

• Timeline: Uruguay: A chronology of key events
• Republicans win key US elections: Republicans score victories in two key US elections for governor, a year after President Barack Obama was voted in.
• Vietnam sees the funny side of sex: Despite changing attitudes, Vietnamese find it difficult to talk about sex openly and so rely on humour, as the BBC's Ha Mi reports.
• Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty: Key questions answered on the process and meaning of the EU's reform treaty, now ratified by all 27 member states.
• Qualified victory for US Republicans: Jonathan Beale assesses the impact of a string of US elections one year after Barack Obama was elected president.
• Elections test US voters' mood: Elections in New Jersey, Virginia and New York may give a snapshot of how voters feel, a year after Barack Obama was elected president.
• Elections test US voters' mood: Elections in New Jersey, Virginia and New York may give a snapshot of how voters feel, a year after Barack Obama was elected president.
• Wife defends abortion bid doctor: The wife of a London doctor found guilty of attempting to poison his lover to induce an abortion says he is "100% innocent".
• Timeline: Germany: A chronology of key events
• Timeline: St Lucia: A chronology of key events
• Timeline: Liechtenstein: A chronology of key events
• African view: Catholic mission: In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Farai Sevenzo wonders what lies behind the Catholic Church's latest speeches on Africa.
• Anti-abortion group in legal bid: Anti-abortion campaigners begin a legal challenge against government guidelines in Northern Ireland.
• Steep rise in Down's pregnancies: The number of Down's syndrome pregnancies has gone up by 70% in the last twenty years, but the abortion rate remains above 90%.
• What the papers say: A look at what's making the headline in Tuesday's morning newspapers.
• New Nasa rocket prepares to fly: A rocket designed to replace the aging space shuttle is set for its first test flight, despite questions over its future.
• Woman, 89, ordered off ambulance: South Western Ambulance Service apologises to a Somerset woman after she is ordered out of an ambulance.
• Timeline: Switzerland: A chronology of key events
• Country profile: Vatican: Key facts, figures and dates
• Bishops castigate African leaders: More than 200 Roman Catholic bishops from Africa tell corrupt political leaders in the continent to repent or step down.

• Pro-Life Groups Run New Ad on CNN Exposing Abortion Funding in Health Care Bill: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In an effort to build more opposition to the pro-abortion health care bill before the expected votes today and tomorrow, a collection of pro-life groups are running a new television commercial on CNN that will appear throughout the day Friday and Saturday on its Headline News station.
• Democrat Behind Fake Abortion Funding Amendment Draws Strong Opposition: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Before this week, Indiana congressman Brad Ellsworth was regarded as one of the consistently pro-life Democratic members of Congress. Once applauded as one of the much-needed pro-life Democrats to stop the pro-abortion health care bill, Ellsworth could single-handedly get it approved.
• Abortion Business in Florida Closes After Operating for Year Without License: Pensacola, FL (LifeNews.com) -- An abortion business in Pensacola, Florida has closed after state officials determined it had operated for well over a year without a proper medical license. The Community Healthcare Center, one of two area abortion centers, closed its doors on Friday.
• Post-Abortion Women Say Abortion-Mental Health Risk Link Study Needs Attention: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A national organization for women who regret their abortions says a new study showing a link between abortion and adverse mental health issues needs more publicity. The Silent No More Awareness campaign is responding to the latest New Zealand study showing 85 percent of women having adverse effects.
• NBC's Surprising Law and Order Show Brings Some Order to the Abortion Debate: The episode was based on the killing of abortionist George Tiller. But unlike many news reports, which go from there to simply paint the killer as a "pro-life fanatic" and the pro-life position itself as fanaticism leading to violence, the "Law and Order" episode actually brought some balance into the debate
• Baltimore City Council Takes First Step to Target Pregnancy Centers Over Abortion: Baltimore, MD (LifeNews.com) -- The Baltimore City Council has taken the first step in favor of a proposal that would target pregnancy centers by making them post a sign saying they do not offer abortions or provide contraception. It contains no stipulations for abortion centers saying they don't provide alternatives.