nov 5, 2003 - Bush signs the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
Description:
a law prohibiting a form of late termination of pregnancy called partial-birth abortionpartial-birth abortion is not a medical term but a political one.
Partial abortion is a medical procedure to remove fetuses from the womb" involves removing the fetus intact by dilating a pregnant woman's cervix, then pulling the entire body out through the birth canal.
It is significant because of its a huge step back for pro-choice advocates. It also a step back for doctors who do this procedure, and the women who want to get the abortions
My sources:
“Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Apr. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial-Birth_Abortion_Ban_Act.
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nov 5, 2003
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~ 21 years ago