Senate backs state parental consent laws for abortions
Acting to further chip away at abortion rights ahead of the fall congressional elections, Senate Republicans yesterday pushed through legislation making it a federal crime to evade parental consent laws by taking minors across state lines for abortions. The 65-to-34 Senate vote, which came just a week after a controversial bill on stem cell research divided several leading Republicans from their antiabortion base, gave the party another plank for its "values" agenda.read more...
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