Abortion rights in danger!

Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld Bush's Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 in a 5-4 decision. The multi-personed, single-minded Roberthomascalito block was joined by Justice Kennedy in supporting the ban on "dilation and extraction" abortions. They are called "partial birth" abortions because the fetus is expelled in the same way it would were it carried to term and birthed. An overwhelming number of OB-GYNs declare it the safest way to perform an abortion - other ways often involve serious surgery, and surgery always carries risks.

Interestingly, in Bush's 2007 State of the Union address, he talked about how "we must remember that the best healthcare decisions are made not by government and insurance companies, but by patients and their doctors." By such standards, this is far from the "best healthcare decision."

One of the main problems with this decision is that the bill forbids D&E abortions even in cases where it is the only option to preserve the life of the mother. The GOP, as I always mention, has NO heart.

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