Obama Justice Dept. Nominee Says Pregnancy Is Like Slavery, Or Being Hit By A Drunk Driver

Pregnancy provokes a welter of feelings, physical and emotional. But does anyone really think of pregnancy as slavery? Apparently so: Indiana University law professor Dawn Johnsen, Pres. Barack Obama's nominee to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel.

Laws, Lies and the Abortion Debate

It has been three years since the Supreme Court's conservative majority abruptly departed from precedent to uphold a federal ban on a particular method of abortion. Emboldened, foes of reproductive freedom are pressing new attacks on women's rights and health. In Utah, Gov.

Childbirth deaths in U.S. rare but too frequent

Pregnancy-related deaths appear to have risen nationwide over the past decade, nearly tripling in the state with the most careful count - California.

Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening

Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.

Pushed out of job at gentleman's club for being pregnant?

Jennifer Paviglianiti, of Centereach, N.Y., claims her employer, Café Royale, discriminated against her because of her pregnancy. She filed a claim with the EEOC earlier this month.