Abortion Issue

Convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is spared death penalty

2013-05-14 14:35:00

PHILADELPHIA — Kermit Gosnell, the abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies who were born alive in his grimy clinic, agreed Tuesday to give up his right to an appeal and now faces life in prison but will be spared a death sentence. The...

Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of murder

2013-05-13 20:21:00

PHILADELPHIA — An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his "house of horrors" clinic. In a case that became a...

Ireland proposes law on abortions to protect mothers' lives

2013-05-01 11:18:00

LONDON -- Spurred by the preventable death of a pregnant woman, the Irish government unveiled a proposed law Wednesday spelling out when abortions can be performed to save the life of the mother, a controversial move in a country that still outlaws most...

Jason Collins and Tim Tebow: Lessons in being true to yourself

2013-04-30 15:23:00

On Monday, two stories captivated the sports world: pro basketball player Jason Collins came out as gay, and the outspoken Christian quarterback Tim Tebow was cut from the New York Jets.� One man belatedly discovered the value in being true to himself,...

Dr. Kermit Gosnell abortion case: Why no national media spotlight?

2013-04-12 15:02:00

News outlets fall all over themselves to cover horrific crimes because, frankly, there's a big audience for sensational stories. So naturally, abortion foes have been wondering why the national media -- this newspaper included -- haven't jumped all over...

Speaking of Dan Quayle and 'Murphy Brown' ... [Blowback]

2013-03-27 13:49:00

In response to Jonah Goldberg's Op-Ed on Tuesday, "The wisdom of Dan Quayle": What? It's been 20 years since the Murphy Brown-Dan Quayle feud, and we're still talking about this? I suppose I should be flattered. And not surprised. After all, we’re...

Gay rights: Weighing Prop. 8, religion and morality

2013-03-26 11:52:00

Reader views on same-sex marriage have evolved along with broader public opinion. Over the years, the mix of opinions sent to letters@latimes.com has tilted more heavily in favor of granting gay couples the right to wed. Where there's some gray between...

Shereen El Feki discusses her new book on sex in the Arab world

2013-03-09 08:00:00

As change sweeps across the Arab world, there are a variety of lenses through which to examine these changes: religious, cultural, political, economic. Shereen El Feki has chosen a decidedly less conventional lens with her new new book “Sex and...

Arkansas abortion law: They can't be serious

2013-03-07 12:53:00

The approval by Arkansas' Legislature on Wednesday of the nation's most restrictive abortion law raises a lot of questions. No, I don't mean the usual questions about when life begins or whether the government has a right to intrude in such an intensely...

Dr. C. Everett Koop, influential surgeon general, dies at 96

2013-02-25 15:22:00

WASHINGTON — Dr. C. Everett Koop, who as U.S. surgeon general in the 1980s led high-profile campaigns to highlight the dangers of smoking and to mobilize the nation against an emerging AIDS epidemic, has died. He was 96. Koop died Monday at his...

Supreme Court justices: The case for hanging it up

2013-02-24 00:00:00

Over the next three months, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to end affirmative action, whether to overturn part of one of the most important civil rights laws in our country's history (the Voting Rights Act) and whether gays and...

Goldberg: Leave liberal Hollywood to the liberals

2013-02-19 00:00:00

"We need to buy a movie studio." Amid the conferences, panels, meetings and informal conversations in the wake of the presidential election, this idea has been a near constant among conservatives who feel like the country is slipping through their...

Protesters in Dublin hold pictures of Savita Halappanavar as they gather outside the Irish Parliament building during a demonstration in favor of abortion legislation.

2012-12-18 13:26:42

This file photo from Nov. 17 shows abortion rights protesters holding pictures of Savita Halappanavar as they march through Dublin, demanding Ireland's government ensures abortions can be performed to save a woman's life.

2012-11-17 00:00:00

During a debate Monday against his Democratic opponent for California's 1st Congressional District seat, La Malfa said that women who have abortions increase their risk of cancer.

2012-09-12 18:23:00