Republicans aim to bring ‘Choose Life’ license plates to Minnesota

More than a dozen Republicans introduced a bill in the Minnesota House Thursday aimed at authorizing the sale of “Choose Life” license plates in Minnesota, with sales revenue going to groups that oppose abortion. The bill is nearly identical to one passed in 2003 in Florida, one of 23 states that produces the plates. But as the Florida Independent found, tracking where funds raised through the license plate sales wasn’t an easy task.

Franken keynotes Roe v. Wade event

Sen. Al Franken was the keynote speaker at the Roe v. Wade 37th Anniversary Luncheon in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday afternoon. Franken has championed several bills to address reproductive inequalities, including the much talked about “anti-rape amendment.” He’s

Maureen Reed: ‘Roe v. Wade is law of the land’

In Minnesota’s notoriously conservative Sixth Congressional District, abortion politics are sure to play a big role in the November election. But as Rep. Michele Bachmann and state Sen. Tarryl Clark rack up endorsements in the race for their stances, Dr. Maureen Reed has been relatively shy about addressing the issue — until now.

Abortion debate splits the Capitol

Perhaps the most contentious political issue in the Minnesota Capitol remains abortion. And despite a budget deficit topping the legislative agenda, proponents of a woman’s right to choose and opponents of legalized abortion will be putting forward initiatives and playing politics to advance their causes in the coming months.

Religious rights or classroom disruption? Student sues over anti-abortion shirts

A 12-year-old student in Hutchinson, Minn., is suing his school after officials asked him not to wear controversial anti-choice T-shirts. He has gotten legal help from the Thomas More Law Center, a group that bills…

Winning with the religious right vote in Minneapolis? Barb Davis White is going to try

Minnpost’s Doug Grow this week introduced readers to Barb Davis White, the GOP-endorsed candidate for the 5th Congressional district.

Davis is running on the hopes that Minneapolitans…

Significant News But Little Progress Mark Year in Reproductive Health

Editor’s note: As we count down the final days of 2007, we look back at some of the most interesting or important stories Minnesota Monitor covered in the past year. Here’s the second in this ongoing series.
While 2007…

Second-Tier GOP Candidates Unanimous Against Planned Parenthood, Abortion

The Values Voter Debate Monday night was bypassed by the four leading Republican contenders for president.  But the other seven who showed were staunch in their opposition to Planned Parenthood and abortion and strongly in favor of abstinence-based education.

‘Sex Ed and the State’ Screening Sept. 20

A screening of “Sex Ed and the State,” a documentary about legislative attempts to mandate sex education in Minnesota, is slated for Sept. 20.

The film by Jim Winkle screened earlier this year. 

In a previous interview with…

Anti-Abortion Activist Calls for Mall Protests, MCCL Demurs

Jim Sedlak, the head of the anti-abortion group STOPP International, has called for his fellow anti-abortion advocates to  “to spend time spreading the pro-life message at [Planned Parenthood] express clinics” located in shopping malls, including three in Minnesota.  But the…