Washington D.C., Dec 18, 2003 / 22:00 pm
A federal court decision that upheld Ohio’s ban on partial-birth abortions was lauded by an official with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Yesterday’s decision, made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Women's Medical Professional Corporation v. Taft, stated that Ohio may constitutionally ban partial-birth abortions, including cases where the procedure is sought for negligible or transient “health” reasons.
Cathy Cleaver Ruse of the bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities was pleased with the decision.
"The Sixth Circuit has given its stamp of approval to Ohio's effort to rein in this extreme and careless practice,” she said in a USCCB press release, adding that even "abortionists admit that partial-birth abortions are usually done on healthy women with healthy pregnancies."