[Fred Mertz]

I hope the United States Senate will pass a bill this year banning partial-birth abortion, which I will sign. Partial-birth abortion is an abhorrent procedure that offends human dignity.

I hope so too. I thought that a PBA ban bill was supposed to be the first order of business in this new congress.

[fortress]

That was Trent Lott's goal.
Don't know if the new Senate Majority leader Frist is that committed to the pro-life cause.

[harrym]

My personal feelings on this subject are the same as I have towards the HIV/AIDS issue, somehow medical issues have become political footballs. Doctors should be the ones who determine whether or not to terminate a pregnancy based on medical guidelines not politicians. I heard the actress Kathleen Turner on TV at a NARAL rally saying "I fear for my daughter" in response to some possibility the the R vs. W decision should be reversed. If she fears so much, she might try a.) teaching her about berth control or b.) inculing in her a moral sense that would have her eschew sex until she wished to give birth. Besides which, Ms. Turner is rich enough that she probably wouldn't have to worry anyway.

[aristeides]

I was hoping Bush would say something about appointing pro-life judges.