Who knows but laws are there and ppl try to find ways to circumvent them.....
Interesting take at the following:
Randall Terry, Founder of Operation Rescue says, "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban is a Public Relations Goldmine, but a Political Scam"
Terry appears to be from the all-or-nothing camp. The facts are that we cannot outlaw all abortion yet, so we've taken one step in the right direction. The attention that PBA has gotten lately has probably made some "pro-choicers" think, and some to even change their minds. Americans don't want to kill babies. They justify abortion by beleiving that a fetus is just a clump of cells. The graphic and ugly details of PBA are going to shock some people into waking up on the abortion issue. At some later time we can take another step in the right direction. I'd rather make some progress than none at all, which is what Terry seems to advocate.