[Arthur McGowan]

Of course, they refuse to admit that every time they use "abortion rights" as a synonym for "abortion," as in "Kerry strongly supports abortion rights," they are editorializing. The AP no longer reports on this issue: It is simply the POSITION of AP that there is a right to abortion.

[jwalburg]

Exactly. And they have changed the very distasteful noun "abortion" to a mere adjective, while making "rights" the more forceful noun, more prominent in every sentence.

[dmz]

The AP no longer reports on this issue: It is simply the POSITION of AP that there is a right to abortion.
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ummm, I believe that it is the position of the Supreme Court of the United States of America that there is a right to abortion. Why would AP report otherwise?