THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW ; `Pro-Life' Creep
Henry J. Waters, III, Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO)
In case anyone doubts the profound change in the U.S. Supreme Court made by President George W. Bush with his naming of John Roberts and Sam Alito, consider their recent decision to overturn the court's precedent on so-called "partial-birth" abortion.
Until now the high court had thrown out laws banning the procedure without an exception to protect the health of the mothers. Now the court says a 2003 federal prohibition law happily signed by Bush containing no such exception is constitutional and must be applied in Missouri, thereby overturning an earlier decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Missouri had passed a law creating the crime of …
The rest of this article is only available to active members of Questia
Sign up now for a free, 1-day trial and receive full access to:
- Questia's entire collection
- Automatic bibliography creation
- More helpful research tools like notes, citations, and highlights
- Ad-free environment
Already a member? Log in now.
Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information:
Article title: THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW ; `Pro-Life' Creep.
Contributors: Henry J. Waters, III - Author.
Newspaper title: Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO).
Publication date: September 27, 2007.
Page number: Not available.
© 2007 Columbia Daily Tribune.
Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.
This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.
One moment ...
- Georgia
- Arial
- Times New Roman
- Verdana
- Courier/monospaced
Reset