This ruling is not an example of “counting wins” for our side while the ProAbortion opposition counts theirs. This is clear identifiable case law that you can point to when a ProAbortion advocate says that FOCA is reasonable, or that the “Debate is over” and abortion is the law of the land. This case says that we can enact reasonable restrictions on abortion into law.
4th Circuit upholds Va. partial-birth abortion ban
RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled Wednesday to uphold the constitutionality of Virginia’s partial-birth abortion ban. The full court reversed a previous decision by a three-judge panel that determined the ban was unconstitutional.
See the ADF’s press release at http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/2496
ADF posted the text of the opinion at http://www.telladf.org/UserDocs/HerringOpinion.pdf