Jun 01 Judge Rules ‘Partial-Birth’ Abortion Ban Unconstitutional By Admin A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a controversial law that bans a specific form of late-term abortion in the first legal test of the new law. Continue reading
Oct 21 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Heads to President’s Desk By Admin, PBS News Hour Opponents of the legislation say it prohibits established medical procedures that should be legal in cases where a mother's life or health is threatened. Continue reading
Mar 13 Senate Approves Ban on Controversial Abortion Procedure A ban on a controversial late-term abortion method was approved by the Senate Thursday and appeared likely to be signed into law by President Bush, setting the stage for a potential court battle over the proposal's constitutionality. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch Congress and Abortion The Senate passed a ban today on a controversial method for late-term abortions. Kwame Holman provides details of the disputed bill. Continue watching
Apr 10 Bill Clinton on Vetoing the Partial Birth Abortion Ban By Admin, PBS News Hour Remarks by President Clinton on House Resolution 1833… Continue reading