Article: The impact, and limits, of abortion bill; Passed by the Senate, a 'partial-birth' ban may satisfy conservatives - yet still be struck down.(USA)

Byline: Linda Feldmann Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

WASHINGTON -- For the first time since Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide in 1973, the president of the United States is on the verge of signing legislation outlawing a type of abortion.

The chances that the law banning so-called "partial birth abortions," passed by the Senate on Tuesday, will go into effect anytime soon are slim to none. Three years ago, the Supreme Court pronounced a nearly identical Nebraska law unconstitutional. Three heavy-hitters in the abortion-rights movement are poised with legal action to prevent enactment of the new legislation.

But the ...

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