ABORTION

It seems like the apple DID fall far from the tree in the case of Brad Pitt and his mother, Jane Pitt. While Brad Pitt and fiancée Angelina Jolie always said that they would not get married until same-sex couples were allowed to do so, it seems that Jane Pitt does not support their views. In a shocking op-ed letter to the Springfield News-Leader, Jane Pitt's hometown newspaper, the actor's mother writes of her support for Mitt Romney, and slams Obama for his views on abortions and gay marr...

After a judge blocked the state from defunding the family planning provider, lawmakers found a loophole in the decision.

Mississippi could soon be the only state in the nation without an abortion clinic.

Chief Justice John Roberts was the deciding factor in preserving Obamacare this morning. He's thought of as a conservative but is that the truth?

A grim tale of local abuse heats up tempers over China's population control policy.

Effective birth control use has led to lower rates of pregnancy and abortion among young women, according to a government report.

A report found that in 2008, the pregnancy rate for the 20 to 24 age group was 163 per 1,000 women. By comparison, in 1990 that demographic had a pregnancy rate of 198.5 per 1,000, which was nearly 18 percent higher than in 2008.

Brown, a Democrat who was was barred from the floor of Michigan's House of Representatives after saying the word vagina during an impassioned abortion debate, is planning to perform the Vagina Monologues on the steps of the state's Capitol building in Lansing.

Two women legislators in Michigan were banned from speaking on the state House floor this week in opposition to an anti-abortion legislation. One believes it was because she is Jewish and said the word vagina; the other believes it was because she used the word vasectomy.

Leaders from the religious organization that represents the majority of U.S. nuns met with senior Vatican officials to discuss deficiencies in the doctrinal assessment issued by the Holy See in April.

It would appear Madonna's so-called wardrobe malfunction in Istanbul was last week, was in fact a deliberate exposure of her nipple.

Missing out on Tennessee's hottest music and arts festival? Didn't wait on the long lines to get into the Comedy Theatre Tent? Fear not, because Comedy Central will be airing Thursday afternoon's stand-up comedy experience on June 23.

Santorum has not disappeared, and neither has his sweater vests.

One of anti-abortion proponents favorite arguments is reportedly based on extremely outdated science.

Putin, whose former party United Russia sponsored the bill, said on Wednesday that he will not put his signature on the bill if it is not up to European democratic standards.

The question of whether gay marriage is legal or heralding the destruction of civilization, is not yet an issue ripe for the court?s final word.

Putin's government increases the fines for unsanctioned protests, culling critics who are against the draconian legislature.

Turkey's prime minister is stepping into the debate on abortion with a call to ban the practice. Here's why it's a bad idea, and why it will backfire

The Prenatal Nondiscrimination' bill would have imposed criminal penalties on doctors accused of performing abortions solely due to the fetus's gender.

The president has shown in recent weeks that while he may be interested in their votes, he doesn?t really value women?s interests.

Abortion has been legal in Turkey since 1983 (during the first ten weeks of pregnancy) and has not played any significant role in the nation?s political debates, making Erdogan?s sudden statements somewhat puzzling.