[Raquel]

Of course Planned Parenthood lawyers know exactly which venue to pursue when trying to keep their lucrative infanticide alive. San Francisco and New York County Appellate Court Judges do not represent the ideals of our great Nation. We must step out and be heard! Let your elected officials know that you do not support partial-birth abortion, and you are angry that the ban has been tied up in litigation since 2003. We are the majority on this issue, now act like it.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Sorry. I think if a woman's health is in danger from the pregnancy then abortions should be allowed.

[ken5050]

Sounds like the circuit courts have punted to the newly configured SCOTUS..

[moonman]

"The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California and the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued the rulings Tuesday within hours of each other."

OK ... here's the deal for Appeal Court Justices. If your rulings are overturned by the United States Supreme Court, you are automatically demoted 1 court level down. After 3 wrong rulings, along with the 2 more demotions downward, you are dismissed as a judge, even for dog shows.

[Zack Nguyen]

"Allowing a physician to destroy a child as long as one toe remains within the mother would place society on the path towards condoning infanticide," he said.

Well said, Judge Straub. I am afraid that we are there already.

[moonman]

"Two federal appeals courts declared a law banning a type of late-term abortion unconstitutional, saying it lacks an exception for when a woman's health is in danger."

Back during the very first vote on partial birth abortions, I believe in 1994, there were 10 of the nation's highest respected doctors appearing before the Senate committee. A Republican Senator (Hatch, I believe) asked something very similar to, "Under what circumstance would a woman's life be in danger if a tri-semester fetus were removed from the mother alive instead of killing it first?"

The question went down the line to each of the 10 doctors and each one responded, "NEVER!"

[Lurking Libertarian]

Of course Planned Parenthood lawyers know exactly which venue to pursue when trying to keep their lucrative infanticide alive. San Francisco and New York County Appellate Court Judges do not represent the ideals of our great Nation.

This law was also struck down by other federal appellate courts, including the one in Nebraska.