Topic: Charmaine Yoest
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USA Update Kermit Gosnell defense rests without calling any witnesses (+video)
In a Philadelphia courtroom Wednesday, Kermit Gosnell's attorney declined to call any witnesses. Gosnell is charged with murder in the deaths of infants during late-term abortion.
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Alabama joins flood of states restricting abortion. What's behind this?
The Alabama and Virginia legislatures just passed new measures, following stricter actions in North Dakota and Arkansas. To understand this latest wave, look to the tea party.
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What’s that you say about Paul Ryan? Political combatants weigh in
Within seconds, partisans on both sides were commenting on Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate. Here’s some of the reaction.
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Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of October 3, 2011
Readers write in with responses to the Monitor's recent cover-story profile of pro-life advocate Charmaine Yoest.
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Abortion opponents have a new voice
In the often heated debate over abortion, a less confrontational, more pragmatic force is behind a record number of antiabortion laws and pro-choice's 'bad year.'
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Cracks appear in abortion front against healthcare reform
The coalition of Catholics and anti-abortion advocates that has opposed healthcare reform – saying it could allow federal funds for abortion – is slowly splintering.
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Conservatives see silver lining in Sotomayor vote
Liberals cheered the first Hispanic justice, but conservatives say Sotomayor ultimately backed away from a liberal view of the Constitution.
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Souter retirement gives Obama early Supreme Court pick
But the court's balance of power may not change much, as Justice Souter, a conservative choice, consistently voted liberal.
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