Partial Birth Abortion Ban Upheald in Supreme Court
A nationwide ban on the controversial procedure that opponents call "partial birth" abortion has been upheld by the Supreme Court.
It's seen as a long-awaited victory for abortion opponents from a more conservative bench.
The five-to-four ruling says the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, which became law in 2003, does not violate a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.
In the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy writes that opponents "have not demonstrated that the Act would be unconstitutional in a large fraction of relevant...
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