An in-depth LA Times article exposes the increasing abortion rate of Middle Eastern countries and how attitudes are changing to be more accepting of those seeking the procedure, though one expert notes increased access to contraception would limit the need for the illegal and sometimes unsafe procedure.

A construction company hired to build a Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland, OR has dropped the project amid protests by anti-choice activists: (via Registar-Guard).

John McCain met with social conservative leaders in Ohio to assure them of his socially conservative agenda, including, reviewing his position on stem-cell research, his desire to meet with Focus on the Family leader James C. Dobson, and his commitment to finding a pro-life running mate: (via LA Times).

NARAL Pro-Choice America's blog includes a piece on In Our Own Words, a collection of essays, letters, and poems about women's experiences with abortion, put out this year by NARAL Pro-Choice Washington Foundation in recognition of the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.