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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The government has filed a last-second appeal that will delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The Justice Department is appealing a judge's decision lifting all age limits on the Plan B morning-after birth control pill and a cheaper generic.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A coalition of physicians says Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed abortion rights bill will hurt women, forcing many into lifetime bouts with depression and guilt while making late-term abortions more common and more dangerous.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A contingent of 600 people from the Syracuse Diocese are preparing to march on Washington on the 40th anniversary of Roe V Wade.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Local women's rights activists discuss significane of the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision which made abortions legal in the U.S.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  New York's Catholic Conference is stepping up its opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to expand abortion rights under a women's rights package of bills.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  A federal judge has rejected Hobby Lobby Stores' request to block part of the federal health care law that requires employers to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after and week-after birth control pills.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is distancing himself from a Missouri congressman who says a woman's body "has ways" to prevent pregnancy after rape.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  The head of the Central New York chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation says she was surprised by the decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood.

Monday, November 14, 2011  A Central Square woman is accused of faking a pregnancy, claiming it was a married man's child and demanding $5,000 from his wife to pay for an abortion.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  Proponents of the so-called personhood initiative shot down in Mississippi have their sights set on other states, including New York.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  Parents who have a stillborn child will be able to get a birth certificate from the state Health Department if they choose, under legislation awaiting the signature of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  Demonstrators on both sides of Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle's vote to take away federal funding for Planned Parenhood are protesting in Syracuse this afternoon.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about the days when Operation Rescue and anti-abortion demonstrations were part of the political landscape. Suddenly the abortion issue has returned.