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Abortion Foes Have High Hopes for New Congress

Jan 22nd 2011 – 8:23AM
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Alex Wong, Getty Images

As abortion opponents prepare for their annual March for Life on the Mall in Washington on Monday, pro-life activists are revitalized by the prospect of a Republican-dominated House they view as friendlier to their agenda than at any time since the Jan. 22, 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

Nebraska Bill Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

By Mara GayFeb 25th 2010 – 2:49PM
MCT

MCT

(Feb. 25) -- Nebraska lawmakers have found a new tactic in the fight against abortion: If a fetus can feel pain, they say, it cannot be aborted. So they are moving forward with the Abortion Pain Prevention Act, a bill aimed at ending the "substantial pain" to the "unborn child" caused by abortion. If the bill passes, the...

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