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High Court Upholds Ban on Abortion Procedure The Supreme Court rules to uphold the nationwide ban on so-called partial-birth abortion. The Court said the 2003 Partial Birth Abortion Act does not violate a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion.

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High Court Upholds Ban on Abortion Procedure

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The Supreme Court rules to uphold the nationwide ban on so-called partial-birth abortion. The court said the 2003 Partial Birth Abortion Act does not violate a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion.

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David Savage, Supreme Court reporter for the Los Angeles Times