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Opponents File Suit Vs. New Abortion Ban
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| Contributor | Eddie |
| Last Edited | Eddie Nov 01, 2003 08:18pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Friday, October 31, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Opponents of the congressional ban on a type of late-term abortion went to court Friday, filing three federal lawsuits seeking to block legislation they say threatens the health and constitutional rights of women.
Friday's legal moves were an unusual move by Planned Parenthood, the Center For Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union, because the lawsuits were lodged before the measure became law.
"We want the judge to be in a position to issue an order as soon as the bill is signed," said Priscilla Smith, an attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Smith filed her case in federal court in Omaha, Neb., on behalf of physicians, and the ACLU sought a similar order in New York. Planned Parenthood's lawsuit was on behalf of that group and those seeking such abortions. |
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