Supreme Court backs nationwide ban on partial-birth abortions

Thursday, April 19, 2007

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's conservative majority upheld a nationwide ban Wednesday on a controversial abortion procedure in a decision that sets the stage for additional restrictions on a woman's right to choose.

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