Abortion Was at Heart of Wrangling

New York Times by David M. Herszenhorn, Jackie Calmes | Nov. 8, 2009 (News Analysis)

Through the 1980s, the Democrats struggled over abortion. But by the 1990s, the share of Americans supportive of abortion rights had grown. Democrats lost their majorities for 12 years, leaving the most liberal and pro-abortion rights members in office. As a result it seemed to fade as a public issue. Now, however, Democrats once again have a large and diverse House majority, with more members from conservative-leaning districts where anti-abortion rights ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Nov 8, 2009 - 5:31 AM PST
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 8, 2009

Ezra Klein's brief blog post on this topic in the Washington Post is actually more informative than this piece, which fails to effectively explain what the new restrictions will look like.

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