Appeals court hears Mo. case on inmate abortions

Monday, September 24, 2007

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Security concerns and the state's limited resources outweigh female offenders' right to abortion, the state argued Monday in defense of a policy against transporting them to an abortion clinic outside of prison.

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