Supreme Court Asked to Reinstate Partial Birth Abortion Ban
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005
Posted: 2:41:32PM EST

The Bush administration has asked the Supreme Court to hear a case that could reinstate a ban on partial-birth abortions. The request was made last week, asking the Court to reverse a ruling by a federal appeals court that said banning the practice was unconstitutional.

The case could be heard by next spring and provides a glimpse at the upcoming 2005-2006 Supreme Court session, which begins on Monday. During the year, Justices are already scheduled to hear various cases involving life related issues, including parental notification for abortion, abortion protests in relation to the application of racketeering laws, and an assisted suicide case.

"This no longer puts the abortion issue in the abstract with the Supreme Court. This is as live a controversy as you can get," Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, told the Associated Press.

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