3 Federal Suits Filed to Prevent Ban on Late-Term Abortions

[CShine]

Opponents of the congressional ban on "partial birth" abortions went to court Friday, filing three federal lawsuits seeking to block legislation that they say threatens the health and constitutional rights of women. President Bush plans to sign the measure into law Wednesday.

"President Bush intends to put the health and welfare of women in jeopardy," said Dian Harrison of Planned Parenthood, whose group announced a lawsuit in San Francisco.

Friday's legal action was an unusual move by Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union, because the lawsuits were lodged before the measure became law.

"We want the judge to be in a position to issue an order as soon as the bill is signed," said Priscilla Smith, a lawyer for the Center for Reproductive Rights.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48938-2003Oct31.html

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