A Massachusetts bill that would expand abortion clinic buffer zones from 18 feet to 35 feet provides a "reasonable balance that reasonable people will support," a Boston Globe editorial says (Boston Globe, 10/30). The state Senate passed the bill last week by voice vote. [click link for full article]
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday delayed a grand jury investigation of abortion provider George Tiller and his Wichita, Kan.-based clinic until it determines if the panel should convene, the AP/Guardian reports (Manning, AP/Guardian, 10/27). [click link for full article]
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt (R), an abortion-rights opponent, last week convened a task force to examine the potential physical, emotional, social and economic effects of abortion on women, the AP/Joplin Globe reports. [click link for full article]
The National Right to Life Committee recently defended Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) after he was criticized for meeting with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, to discuss Giuliani's views on abortion, [click link for full article]
Anne Weyman, Chief Executive, fpa said: "We warmly welcome the conclusions and recommendations of this report. The Science and Technology Committee have conducted a thorough investigation and demonstrated great sensitivity towards the needs of women having an abortion and the health professionals supporting them. The evidence for a radical review of the 1967 Abortion Act to modernise abortion services is now overwhelming. [click link for full article]
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