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For Immediate Release
04/18/2007
04/18/2007
Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision on Late-Term Abortions
Washington, D.C.—Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ban on late-term birth abortions:
“I am disappointed. Criminalizing doctors for performing medically necessary procedures to save a woman’s life or protect her health is wrong. The Court’s decision is a significant step backwards.”