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This Week on NOWDemocrats and the New Politics of AbortionTo gain their historic control of Congress, Democrats fielded moderate candidates who didn't always follow the party line, especially when it came to abortion. Now that the Democratic Party has the legislative upper hand, are they willing to negotiate away reproductive rights for other political gains? NOW goes to Allentown, Pennsylvania to ask: Are abortion rights now in jeopardy at the very hands of the party that has historically protected them? Among those interviewed are pro-life Democratic U.S. Representative Bart Stupak and former DNC Chairman Howard Dean. "If there was a bill on the floor to reverse Roe vs Wade, and says 'life begins at conception,' I would vote for it." Congressman Stupak tells NOW. Jen Boulanger, director of the often-protested Allentown Women's Center, says, "I would expect more from the Democratic Party, to stick to their ideals, not just throw us to the curb." Has the Democratic Party traded principles for power? |
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  On January 29, a jury found confessed killer Scott Roeder guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Days after Dr. George Tiller was murdered in May, his colleague Dr. Leroy Carhart vowed to carry on Tiller's mission. NOW spoke with Dr. Carhart about his decision and his fears for his personal future. The Hope for Haiti Now telethon has set a new record for the most funds raised during a telethon: $58 million. Donations will be given to relief organizations including Partners in Health, a Boston-based group that has been providing health care in Haiti for over 20 years. Last year, NOW on PBS profiled the organization's unique approach, traveling to Rwanda to see how Partners in Health is reinventing health care delivery. Los Angeles has reneged on its commitment to cut an enormous backlog of rape kits -- untested DNA evidence from rapes and sexual assaults – outraging victims' rights advocates. A NOW investigation reports that thousands of rape and sexual-assault evidence kits had never been analyzed by the LAPD.Top Investigations from ProPublica
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