Activist urges anti-abortion leaders not to flinch after abortion doctor’s death

September 16th, 2009 About 250 gather to remember slain Mich. protesterOWOSSO, Mich.

September 13th, 2009 Obama deplores shooting of anti-abortion activistWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling the shooting of a Michigan anti-abortion activist "deplorable." The White House on Sunday released a statement from the president on the shooting of James Pouillon. Obama says that "whichever side of a public debate you're on, violence is never the right answer." The two-sentence statement comes after a Friday shooting spree that left Pouillon and business owner Mike Fuoss dead in the small Michigan city of Owosso.

September 11th, 2009 Official: Activist killed outside Mich. schoolOWOSSO, Mich.

September 11th, 2009 Police: Mich. man kills 2, including activistOWOSSO, Mich.

July 31st, 2009 Abortion measure passes, then fails, in HouseWASHINGTON — An anti-abortion amendment to a sweeping health overhaul bill was voted down in a House committee late Thursday — a dramatic reversal just hours after the measure initially was approved. The amendment said health care legislation moving through Congress may not impose requirements for coverage of abortion, except in limited cases.

July 15th, 2009 Sotomayor refers to precedent on abortionWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is shedding no additional light on her views on abortion, despite persistent questioning from one of the Senate's staunchest abortion opponents. Sotomayor referred to Supreme Court cases establishing that women have a constitutional right to abortions in some circumstances and that the high court must consider whether state regulations pose an undue burden on that right.

July 1st, 2009 Controversial Brazilian bishop retiresVATICAN CITY — The Vatican has announced the retirement of a Brazilian archbishop who caused a major stir when he declared that those involved in an abortion for a 9-year-old rape victim were excommunicated. The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Benedict XVI had accepted the resignation submitted for reasons of age of 76-year-old Archbishop Jose Cardoso Sobrinho of Olinda and Recife.

June 26th, 2009 Abortion opponents ask feds to investigate threatsWICHITA, Kan. — An anti-abortion group is asking the U.S.

June 20th, 2009 Anti-abortion vigils moved from closed Kan. clinicWICHITA, Kan.

June 18th, 2009 Spanish bishops wade into abortion fightMADRID — Spain's bishops are urging Catholic lawmakers to vote against a bill that would ease the country's abortion law. The Spanish Bishops Conference complained that legislation sponsored by the Socialist government describes abortion as a right that must be protected by the state.

June 6th, 2009 Hundreds to attend funeral for slain Kan. doctorWICHITA, Kan.

June 1st, 2009 Slain doctor's Wichita clinic to reopen next weekWICHITA, Kan. — The clinic of slain Kansas abortion provider George Tiller will reopen after a week of mourning.

May 31st, 2009 Abortion foes fear backlash to Tiller's slayingNEW YORK — Anti-abortion leaders are deeply worried that the Obama administration and other Democrats may try to capitalize on the slaying of Dr. George Tiller to defuse the abortion issue in upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

May 31st, 2009 Abortion foes fear backlash to Tiller's murderNEW YORK — Anti-abortion leaders voiced concern Sunday that the Obama administration and other Democrats may try to capitalize on the murder of Dr. George Tiller to defuse the abortion issue in upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

May 1st, 2009 Anti-abortion activist arrested at Notre DameSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry has been arrested while protesting against President Barack Obama's upcoming commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame just hours after he was ordered off school grounds.