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A Woman's Right to Choose: Is the Battle Over?
With the election of a pro-choice president and the failure of anti-abortion measures in several states, the pro-life movement is down but not out. We hear about evolving tactics and a new focus on same-sex marriage. Also, big changes on Capitol Hill, and the latest leaks about the Obama cabinet.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenWith the election of a pro-choice president and the failure of anti-abortion measures in several states, the pro-life movement is down but not out. We hear about evolving tactics and a new focus on same-sex marriage. Also, big changes on Capitol Hill, and more names of Barack Obama's prospective cabinet members are being leaked. We talk about who they are, the likely source of the rumors and what they could mean for the next administration.
Banner image: Pro-life and pro-choice supporters march outside the US Supreme Court 22 January 2008 in Washington, DC marking the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal. Photo: Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesWaxman Replaces Dingell as House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair
On Capitol Hill, the old order is giving way to the new. Alaska Senator Ted Stevens stepped down today after 40 years in the Senate. History's longest-serving Republican was defeated by Democrat Mark Begich , the Mayor of Anchorage. The House saw a major shakeup of a different kind.
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For days, the political world has been chattering over the prospect of Hillary Clinton as Barack Obama's Secretary of State. Yesterday, former Senator Tom Daschle was named as a likely Secretary of Health and Human Services .
Read the story16 minThe Evolving Tactics of the Pro-Life Movement
Since Roe v. Wade was decided 35 years ago, a woman's right to choose an abortion has been Issue Number One in the so-called "culture wars." But it's still the law. The next Supreme Court vacancies are likely to be filled by a President who's pro-choice.
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