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Ken Edelin

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Ken Edelin died last week at age 74. In addition to his distinguished career as a physician, Ken served as Chair of the Board of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for three years, 1989-1992. I had the honor of sharing a podium with him in San Francisco when we were both honored by the local Planned Parenthood affiliate. He spoke passionately about his trials and tribulations serving women who had no other choices or access. He was an example for physicians everywhere in his dedication and willingness to put his patients first. Women have access to safer abortion procedures now because of his example and trial. I am glad to have know him.

TOY PLOY

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by Alexander Sanger

The latest ploy from those who want to criminalize abortion came this week in North Dakota (yes, that state — the one that recently passed a law banning abortions after six weeks). Perhaps frustrated by a federal judge summarily striking down the law as blatantly unconstitutional, the anti-choice folks at Heritage House distributed rubber fetus dolls — or “Precious Ones” — in candy packs that were handed out to children at the North Dakota State Fair. This North Dakota Happy Meal prize was intended to convince children of the sanctity of life and to dissuade them (at age five) from terminating any pregnancies down the road.
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