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Anti-abortion “TRAP” laws misguided

Isabelle Beauregard July 6, 2016

A few weeks ago, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed two (more) targeted restrictions of abortion providers, or TRAP bills, into law. When the bills first landed on Governor Bentley’s desk, The University...

It's time for an honest argument on abortion

Will Leathers September 30, 2015

Pope Francis, in a historic address before a joint meeting of Congress last Thursday, cited the Golden Rule in order to remind us of our "responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage...

Opposing Views: Is feminism for everyone?

Leigh Terry August 31, 2015

Last Friday, the University of Alabama Feminist Caucus (UAFC) held a rally titled “Celebrating Women.” Afterward, one of its attendees, anti-abortion proponent Ruth Bishop, posed this question to our...

Anti-abortion not furthering cause

Cassidy Ellis, Lindsay Macher August 31, 2015

Feminism: a movement to end sexism and sexist oppression. This is how bell hooks, one of the most influential black feminist thinkers of our time, defines feminism. Feminism has been defined in various...

Feminism includes pro-life beliefs

Ruth Bishop August 31, 2015

Last Friday, I attended the UA Feminist Caucus’ rally and was met by a diverse array of students, including many men. This heterogeneous mix of students scattered about the Ferg promenade could be touted...

Planned Parenthood videos raise questions

Joe Puchner July 28, 2015

Over the past couple of weeks, a series of undercover videos has shown Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, to be allegedly selling the body parts of the fetuses they abort. Much...

Abortion violates basic human rights

Joe Puchner January 25, 2015

On Jan. 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that stripped a certain class of humans, pre-born humans, of their right to life by legalizing abortion on demand in the United States....

Health should trump abortion

Joe Puchner October 27, 2014

After spending this past weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, I saw pink sign after pink sign along the sides of the roads, each proclaiming the words “Yes on 1.” After some research, I learned that...

The so-called dangers of abortion lack any real, substantial standing

Nathan James October 15, 2014

There’s a tactic in the pro-life movement that works like this: abortion opponents argue that abortion is medically unsafe and under-regulated, and they push for the adoption of extreme new safety standards....

Alabama's Parental Consent Laws resonable

Joe Puchner October 13, 2014

Last week, Matthew Bailey lamented Alabama’s “insane parental consent law,” which requires parental consent for a minor to procure an abortion. Bailey argued that these laws would only serve to...

Abortion laws show state legal problems

Matthew Bailey October 6, 2014

In Alabama, the current laws on abortion require an insane parental consent law 
to be followed. Under HB 494, minors who are seeking an abortion without the consent of their parents will now essentially...

Protesters call out state GOP

Protesters call out state GOP

Briana Harris March 27, 2012

While walking through the Crimson Promenade yesterday between noon and 2 p.m., students and faculty may have noticed members of the UA College Democrats holding signs and chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho, SB5...