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...said he is pro-life, but added he supports the distribution of RU-486--assuming it is safe--and is against the repeal of the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade...
...Supreme Court has routinely upheld a woman's right to choose since the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade in 1972. However, state legislatures have slowly chipped away at the practical right to abortion over the last 18 years by passing laws that make it difficult for women to gain access to abortions, or limit doctors' ability to perform them. These laws that were meant to place restrictions on surgical abortions are now, through new state legislation, being applied to RU-486. Some of these measures state the width of hallways in a doctor's office where surgical abortions are performed...
...wouldn't let it go in his chat with Larry King last week, even as George W. Bush called the FDA ruling "wrong" and promised to build a "culture of life." The next President, Gore warns, could appoint as many as four Supreme Court Justices, enough to bury Roe v. Wade forever. Just in case any swing-voting women out there are taking abortion rights for granted, Gore noted that "I support a woman's right to choose; my opponent does...
...streets, for now. Antiabortion activists may not change anyone's mind about the pill--but they could have an effect if they persuade enough doctors that entering this minefield is dangerous to their health and practice. The tactic has worked well for years now; in much of the country, Roe v. Wade might as well not exist, and the only way the abortion pill changes that is if doctors everywhere decide to offer it. "There are a lot of doctors who feel very strongly that women have a right to make a choice but are unwilling to wear flak jackets...
JANUARY 1973 Roe v. Wade decision makes abortion legal...