WASHINGTON — George W. Bush minced no words during the presidential campaign when discussing the controversial procedure its foes call “partial-birth” abortion. Send him a bill banning it, Bush ...

Once again, Congress has voted to ban what-s called partial-birth abortion, and President Bush says he-ll sign it. The term -partial birth abortion- is not a medical one, and it appears the ban would ...

WASHINGTON — After years of battling in Congress, a nationwide ban on a procedure that kills late term unborn babies with scissors is expected to be signed by the president and become federal law. The ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. With the simple stroke of his pen, President Bush will became the first president in American ...

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"I am pleased that the Supreme Court has upheld a law that prohibits the abhorrent procedure of partial-birth abortion," he said. "Today's decision affirms that the Constitution does not stand in the ...

WASHINGTON—The first federal law banning an abortion procedure since abortion was legalized nationwide in 1973 is about to become law. The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are preparing to ...

The legislation being considered by the Senate on "partial-birth" abortion has two fatal flaws: It intrudes on decisions that should be made by a woman and her doctor and it fails to consider a ...