Federal Abortion Ban
On April 18, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the first-ever federal law banning an abortion procedure and gave politicians the green light to interfere in the private health care decisions of women and families. The federal abortion ban case may have been decided on April 18, 2007, but its history reaches back for years.
The federal abortion ban criminalizes abortions in the second trimester of pregnancy that doctors say are often the safest and best to protect women's health. The ban affects more than just the women who need second-trimester abortions and the doctors who care for them. The Supreme Court's decision retreats from more than 30 years of precedent that says women's health must be the paramount concern in laws that restrict abortion access. The decision has serious implications for the future of reproductive rights.
 Passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush in 2003, the federal abortion ban is a wake-up call: We must stand up to politicians who want to restrict a woman's ability to make her own health care decisions in consultation with her doctor.
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More About the Federal Abortion Ban Case
Published: 04.18.07 | Updated: 05.05.08
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