Minnesota Independent

(Video) Anti-abortion activist challenging Ellison launches anti-Islam ads

By Andy Birkey | 11.10.11 | 8:47 am

Boisclair titled his press release for the ad, “Christian challenges Muslim for congressional seat.”

Santorum: ‘The economy is inextricably linked to the moral fabric of this country’

By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 11.07.11 | 5:00 am

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) says if elected president he will work to limit abortion and birth-control, ban stem-cell research and same-sex marriage, and abolish some areas of the judiciary.

Anti-abortion activist campaigns against Ellison to exploit legal loophole

By Andy Birkey | 10.24.11 | 6:05 am

Boisclair is also running Randall Terry’s campaign for president in 2012, who announced earlier this year that he would challenge Pres. Barack Obama in the Democratic primaries in order to exploit the federal elections law that says media outlets cannot refuse to run a candidate’s advertising.

DeMint injects anti-abortion measure into funding bill

By Sofia Resnick | 10.21.11 | 9:18 am

DeMint’s amendment, if successful, would bar discussion of abortion via telemedicine, the practice in which a doctor and patient communicate remotely, via, for example, satellite, video-conference or the Internet

Peterson joins GOP to pass House anti-abortion bill, Bachmann misses vote

By Jon Collins | 10.14.11 | 9:00 am

The bill, which the President has vowed to veto, would also strengthen conscience exemptions for medical facilities that disagree with abortion, such as religious institutions. Opponents say this clause could lead to pregnant women being denied life-saving medical care.

Anti-abortion group releases undercover recordings before House vote

By Sofia Resnick | 10.13.11 | 9:16 am

Pres. Barack Obama plans to veto the “Protect Life Act” if it passes both houses of Congress.

Lagging in polls, Bachmann focuses campaign on abortion

By Andy Birkey | 10.07.11 | 6:00 am

Bachmann’s campaign is increasingly appealing to social conservatives to shore up her low poll numbers.

Minnesota Bishops object to contraceptives in health care reform

By Andy Birkey | 09.30.11 | 8:58 am

Catholics for Choice said a birth control exemption for religious organizations ignores the well-being of the organization’s workers and patients.

South Dakota anti-abortion legal fund supported mostly by out-of-state donors

By Sofia Resnick | 09.26.11 | 3:28 pm

The South Dakota law is being challenged by Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota. Minnesotans have also donated to the fund.