Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Decision Could Lead to Overturning Roe v. Wade
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
April 19, 2007

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the federal ban on partial-birth abortions could pave the way to a ruling reversing the high court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that toppled pro-life laws across the country. That's something pro-life advocates relish and pro-abortion activists fear.

The thought is that if the high court could reverse its 2000 decision on partial-birth abortion that it could change its mind on abortion itself as well.

Wednesday's ruling is the first major abortion case in which new Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito have ruled, perhaps giving a clue as to their views on Roe itself. the rest

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