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The Supreme Court’s five-to-four ruling on the intact dilation and extraction method of abortion on Wednesday was hardly unexpected, given its shifting ideological balance. Nevertheless, the decision to uphold the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act marked many unfortunate firsts for the new Roberts Court...
For the last three innings, freshman Dana Roberts held the Bobcats scoreless as the Crimson extended the lead to 4-1. Roberts, most recently named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week, earned her third save of the season. The combined staff tallied five strikeouts without giving up any walks.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law banning so-called partial-birth abortion in a 5-to-4 decision, which is a big win for abortion opponents: the law need not allow the procedure even when necessary to protect a woman's health. But the decision could have been...
The court also turned back arguments that the law was too vague and an "undue burden" on the constitutional right. The law's challengers said its imprecision would stop not only "intact D&E" - the controversial process of removing the fetus whole (hence the phrase partial birth) - but also standard...
But the best news for abortion-rights supporters may be what didn't happen in this case. We've all been waiting to see where the court's two Bush appointees - Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito - stand on Roe v. Wade, and when given the chance to...