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Third Judge Rules Abortion Ban Unconstitutional

HeadlineSep 09, 2004

For the third time this year a federal judge has ruled an attempt by * Congress to impose a federal ban* on some forms of abortion is unconstitutional. A Nebraska judge rejected the so-called * Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003* because it lacks an exception for when a woman’s health is at risk.

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