Pro-Life News

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Abortion Procedure

By David Stout / The New York Times
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court narrowly upheld a federal law today banning a controversial abortion procedure, giving the anti-abortion movement one of its biggest legal victories in years. The justices ruled, 5 to 4, that a law passed by Congress in 2003 and signed by President Bush does not violate the Constitution by imposing an undue burden on a woman’s right to end a pregnancy. The majority said its ruling reflects the government’s “legitimate, substantial interest in preserving and promoting fetal life.” Full story...

Posted by Editor at April 19, 2007 06:34 AM