A Firefight Over Abortion
The battle over partial birth has set off one of the fiercest political clashes since Roe v. Wade. The new law is the first to criminalize a specific abortion technique–and the first time Congress has stepped so squarely into the doctor’s office to outlaw a medical procedure. The measure bars “an overt act” that “will kill the partially delivered living fetus.” After an emotional final day of debate, even 18 senators who generally support abortion rights voted for the ban, which passed 64-34–a bipartisan win for abortion foes....