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Ruling Changes the Legal Landscape for Abortion

By Nina Totenberg
Published April 21, 2007 at 5:00 AM PDT
This story was published more than 17 years ago.

At the United States Supreme Court this week, a newly constituted court — with two new Bush appointees — changed the landscape on abortion. By a 5-4 vote the court upheld a regulation banning the abortion procedure that opponents call partial birth.

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Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.
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