SCOTUS: Justices Uphold Abortion Procedure Ban

SCOTUS: Justices Uphold Abortion Procedure Ban

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The Supreme Court's new conservative majority gave anti-abortion forces a landmark victory Wednesday in a 5-4 decision that bans a controversial abortion procedure nationwide and sets the stage for further restrictions.

It was a long-awaited and resounding win that abortion opponents had hoped to gain from a court pushed to the right by President Bush's appointees.

For the first time since the court established a woman's right to an abortion in 1973, the justices said the Constitution permits a nationwide prohibition on a specific abortion method. The court's liberal justices, in dissent, said the ruling chipped away at abortion rights.

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What comes next will they decide to take up Roe V Wade again and over turn it? Abortion and or the right to have one should be up to the individual not the government

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[edit on 4/18/2007 by shots]

Just chipping away at the sucker. Thats the new tactic. With Kennady as the new swing vote, who knows how the court will rule on less other anti abortion laws.

I expected this BTW. The real test will come with parental noticification or some of the states proposing outright bans.

Its just a matter of time till an activest religious right legislature and activist D/A in some bible thumping state try to test a all out ban on abortions just to get it to the SCOTUS :shk:

You know Shots, we don't see eye to eye on much, but this is one of those things I agree with you on. We knew that this administration was aiming to put certain people in certain positions to secure a certain "values" and practices, and I think this is the first step toward overturning Roe v Wade. It's almost like they were testing the waters to see if they could get away with it.

So it begins...

Here:

www.abovepolitics.com...

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