Intro: "2011 marked a banner year in the Republican war on woman's health. Close to 1,000 anti-abortion bills sped through state legislatures as the GOP-led House led a 'comprehensive and radical assault' on a federal level. But in surveying their arsenal this year, 10 bills stood out as particularly perturbing and far-reaching efforts to stymie women's access to abortion services, birth control, and vital health services like breast cancer screenings."

Newt Gingrich speaks to supporters in Columbia, SC, 12/23/11. (photo: Richard Ellis/Getty Images)