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Article: Final Approval Near for Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, As Pro-Abortion Leaders Raise Alarms and Vow Challenges in Court.
- Article from:
- National Right to Life News
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
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WASHINGTON (June 6, 2003) - - The day is fast approaching when the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act will be signed into law by President Bush, following overwhelming endorsement of the bill by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 4.
The signing will be the culmination of an eight-year fight by the National Right to Life Committee and other pro-life forces.
The ban, which was twice vetoed by President Bill Clinton, is strongly supported by President Bush.
The New York Times said the latest developments were "putting the antiabortion movement on the brink of a major victory," while Knight-Ridder Newspapers called it the "biggest legislative ...