FOX NEWS: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN

Fox News Channel ^ | 18 April 2007 | Fox News Channel

[Spiff]

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench.

The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in 2003 does not violate a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.

[ravensandricks]

Wow. I really, honestly thought we’d never see the day. A pleasant surprise.

[NinoFan]

Oh, they’re certainly having a meltdown over there. We hate women and want them all to die apparently. Typical liberal BS.

[goldstategop]

They overruled themselves from a 2000 Nebraska case. States that previously adopted partial birth abortion bans can now reinstate them.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[eastsider]

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN

Excellent news.

[Wormwood]

Which part of the Constitution gives the Federal Government the right to pass abortion legislation ?

I'm curious about that myself.

[sola_fide]

Does anyone know the specifics of the law upheld by this decision? Is it an actual ban on all partial birth abortions nationwide, or is it simply that federal dollars can’t be used in such cases? I really don’t know how “big” this is, so I’m just asking.

[Spiff]

Rudy Giuliani opposed banning Partial Birth Abortion.
Rudy Giuliani would not have signed this ban in the first place.
He can't be trusted and should not be supported.

[GEORGE] WILL: Is your support of partial birth abortion firm?
Mayor GIULIANI: All of my positions are firm. I have strong viewpoints. I express them. And I--I do not think that it makes sense to be changing your position....
ABC News February 6, 2000

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TUCHMAN: Giuliani was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions, something Bush strongly supports.
GIULIANI: No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing.
- CNN December 2, 1999

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BLITZER: If you were in the Senate and [President Clinton] vetoed, once again, the [ban on the] so-called partial-birth abortion procedure, you would vote against sustaining that against the -- in favor of the veto in other words, you would support the president on that.
GIULIANI: Yes. I said then that I support him, so I have no reason to change my mind about it.
BLITZER: All right. So the bottom line is that on a lot of these very sensitive issues whether on guns, abortion, patients' bill of rights, taxes, you are more in line with the president and by association, with Mrs. Clinton, than you are against them.
- CNN February 6, 2000

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MR. RUSSERT: A banning of late-term abortions, so-called partial-birth abortions--you're against that?

MAYOR GIULIANI: I'm against it in New York, because in New York...

MR. RUSSERT: Well, if you were a senator, would you vote with the president or against the president? [Note: President Clinton was in office in 2000]

MAYOR GIULIANI: I would vote to preserve the option for women. I think that choice is a very difficult one. It's a very, very--it's one in which people of conscious have very, very different opinions. I think the better thing for America to do is to leave that choice to the woman, because it affects her probably more than anyone else....

MR. RUSSERT: So you won't change your view on late-term abortion in order to get the Conservative Party endorsement?

MAYOR GIULIANI: It isn't just that. We shouldn't limit this to one issue. I'm generally not going to change my views
- NBC Meet the Press, February 6, 2000

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***Note: the version of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban that Giuliani opposed in 2000, that he said he supported Bill Clinton in vetoing the Republican-controlled Congress's legislation, contained the exception for the life of the mother that Rudy is now trying to pretend is a prerequisite for his support of it.

Rudy Giuliani opposed banning Partial Birth Abortion.
Rudy Giuliani would not have signed this ban in the first place.
He can't be trusted and should not be supported.

[GEORGE] WILL: Is your support of partial birth abortion firm?
Mayor GIULIANI: All of my positions are firm. I have strong viewpoints. I express them. And I--I do not think that it makes sense to be changing your position....
ABC News February 6, 2000

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TUCHMAN: Giuliani was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions, something Bush strongly supports.
GIULIANI: No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing.
- CNN December 2, 1999

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BLITZER: If you were in the Senate and [President Clinton] vetoed, once again, the [ban on the] so-called partial-birth abortion procedure, you would vote against sustaining that against the -- in favor of the veto in other words, you would support the president on that.
GIULIANI: Yes. I said then that I support him, so I have no reason to change my mind about it.
BLITZER: All right. So the bottom line is that on a lot of these very sensitive issues whether on guns, abortion, patients' bill of rights, taxes, you are more in line with the president and by association, with Mrs. Clinton, than you are against them.
- CNN February 6, 2000

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MR. RUSSERT: A banning of late-term abortions, so-called partial-birth abortions--you're against that?

MAYOR GIULIANI: I'm against it in New York, because in New York...

MR. RUSSERT: Well, if you were a senator, would you vote with the president or against the president? [Note: President Clinton was in office in 2000]

MAYOR GIULIANI: I would vote to preserve the option for women. I think that choice is a very difficult one. It's a very, very--it's one in which people of conscious have very, very different opinions. I think the better thing for America to do is to leave that choice to the woman, because it affects her probably more than anyone else....

MR. RUSSERT: So you won't change your view on late-term abortion in order to get the Conservative Party endorsement?

MAYOR GIULIANI: It isn't just that. We shouldn't limit this to one issue. I'm generally not going to change my views
- NBC Meet the Press, February 6, 2000

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***Note: the version of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban that Giuliani opposed in 2000, that he said he supported Bill Clinton in vetoing the Republican-controlled Congress's legislation, contained the exception for the life of the mother that Rudy is now trying to pretend is a prerequisite for his support of it.

[Swanks]

The majority of people are against partial birth abortion anyway. I think this bodes well for conservatives.

Agreed. However, "my kingdom" for some brains in the GOP, that will get out in front and on the offensive. Instead of cowering in the corner waiting for the Rats to frame the issue.

[dirtboy]

Check out the keywords from some amoral Rudy booster:

abortion; bashrudy; duncandoughnuts; helphillarywin; prolife; rudyisbad; slamonrudy;

They've made the claim that the President cannot impact abortion. And now that this wonderful ruling shows the importance of a pro-life president, all they can do is whine - and get in a shot at Duncan Hunter as well.

Pathetic. Especially the helphillarywin one - even on this thread, it's all about their spin.

[Dilbert56]

It’s great having Sandra Day O’Connor out of there. Her mental gymnastics invalidated previous laws banning PBA. She seemed to often go out of her way to make the rulings about what she felt was right or wrong rather than what’s constitutional. Everything from counting calories expended while playing golf to setting artificial timetables for sunsetting affirmative action. Because she seemed to have no bedrock principles, she was always caught in the middle. The media loved her as a “centrist” when really she was the handkerchief on the rope in a tug-of-war. She is gone. Good riddance.

[pillut48]

If it happens before my six year old daughter reaches child-bearing age—that’s soon enough for me!

This is the beginning of the end for blatant, wanton baby killers. That’s what’s important. All the others will fall like dominos if conservatives and anti-baby killers keep applying the pressure!! Save all the babies that can be saved! That’s my fervent prayer! :*)

[dinoparty]

Were they ruling on a state statute, or Federal? If state, Congress needs to act right away to pass a statute prohibiting PBA. Oh, wait a minute, the Repubs don’t hold Congress anymore, because “true conservatives” wanted to send them a message! Gee.

[Abathar]

I hate to admit I gave them a hit on their site, but the DUmmies are fuming at this....

I love it!!

[NinoFan]

It’s an actual ban. The SCOTUS has already made it clear (years ago) that federal dollars don’t have to go abortions.

[AppyPappy]

Praise God!!!!!!

[NinoFan]

This was federal.

[wagglebee]

Kennedy has always been “on the fence.” There was a case years ago where he was ready to vote to overturn Roe, but he backed out.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

thanks I’ll go check the archive.

[Polyxene]

“Don’t want to be greedy, but one more would be nice. Stevens has been on the edge of leaving for the past two years now.”

I agree!! I have heard that Stevens is waiting until a RAT becomes president to retire, to guarantee that a lib/socialist will take his place.

[bcbuster]

This ruling upheld the national ban, passed by Congress and signed by President Bush.