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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

By Admin on April 18, 2007 | Last updated on March 21, 2019

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal ban on "partial-birth abortion" procedures in the U.S. In Gonzales v. Carhart (a 5 to 4 decision), the Court held that the "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act", passed in 2003, does not impose an undue burden on a woman's right to abortion."

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