Albuquerque Voters Defeat Late-Term Abortion Ban
55 percent to 45 percent
Leaves in place ruling striking down mandated ultrasounds before terminating pregnancies
Previous rulings invalidated state ban on RU-486
Says 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals went too far
Justices not commenting on the dismissal
Only days after a federal judged the restrictions were unconstitutional
Limits how much medication can be used to induce an abortion
Heard three days of testimony
During the first trimester
Running for governor of Texas. Presumably there will be other issues to discuss at some point?
Passed over the summer during a special session
Comes shortly after he criticized the Catholic Church's obsession with "small-minded rules"
Issued anti-abortion message after comments on misplaced focus on "small-minded rules"
Came to national attention after 11-hour filibuster of abortion bill
Tell the government busybodies to back off.
Sex-selective abortions are illegal in the U.K.
Plaintiffs still look to permanently block the law
Probably had enough ridicule
Surgical abortions are hard to come by south of the border
Or to prove that they'll be otherwise blocked
In cases where the mother's life is at risk
Big split between restrictions and liberalized approach
Governor is expected to sign it into law
But oppose more burdens places on abortion providers
Misoprostol's known as "the pill that brings a woman's period back" in Mexico
Controversial bill in the predominantly Catholic country
The black market always finds a way to meet demand
Priest trying to find adoptive parents as 24 week deadline looms