Justices Back Ban on Method of Abortion

The Supreme Court reversed course on abortion on Wednesday, upholding the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in a 5-to-4 decision that promises to reframe the abortion debate and define the young Roberts court. Full Story »

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by Kaizar Campwala - Apr. 19, 2007

Describes the ruling well. While not bringing other 'post-game' voices to the piece, Greenhouse gives us a sense of Justices Ginsburg and Kennedy's personal stakes in the ruling.

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by Mary McFadden - Apr. 20, 2007

Ms. Greenhouse provides context and outlook as well as detail for the recent decision. Greenhouse uses words that indicate a larger sensibility. In the following example Greenhouse sets the political and emotional environment and explains the history of terminology all without resorting to bland, grand statements of fact. "By indendifying the intact procedure and giving it the provocative lable 'partial birth abortion,' the movement turned the public focus of the abortion debate ... More »

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by Kelly Garrett - Apr. 19, 2007
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by Fabrice Florin - Apr. 19, 2007
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by Sarah Young - Apr. 23, 2007
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by jamie lewis - Apr. 19, 2007

good coverage of individual opinions and the vote count.

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