Choice News Aug. 30th

Abortion Access

Anti-choice Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has issued an opinion in which he argues for stricter regulations for the state's abortion clinics. Tarina Keene, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, said, "These so-called regulations are only an attempt to shut down abortion clinics in the Commonwealth of Virginia."

Tarina Keene discusses the regulations on the Rachel Maddow Show.

Salon's Tracy Clark-Flory comments on Cuccinelli's opinion, writing that "the great irony here is that by making it more difficult to access early abortions, the state would actually be putting women in greater danger."

The Washington Post editorial board argues that additional regulations on abortion clinics are not needed in terms of improving women's health, as Attorney General Cuccinelli claims, and that his opinion is a clear attempt to circumvent women's rights with a "regulatory sleight of hand."

RH Reality Check's Robin Marty writes that women who lack health insurance coverage are increasingly turning to dangerous do-it-yourself abortions.

Yesterday Alaska voters approved an anti-choice ballot measure that requires parental notification for minors seeking abortion care.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is seeking an injunction to prevent an aggressive anti-choice protester from entering the driveway leading to the Presidential Women's Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is the first time that anyone in Florida has been charged under the 1994 Federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

Other News of Note

The Obama administration is appealing a federal district court ruling challenging the legality of the administration's guidelines on embryonic stem cell research.