Appeals Court Backs Va. Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

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A federal appeals court upheld Virginia's ban on partial-birth abortion, reversing an earlier ruling that had declared it unconstitutional.

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Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson of the 4th U.S. Circuit of Appeals wrote in his opinion, "The fact is that we – civilized people – are retreating to the haven of our Constitution to justify dismembering a partly born child and crushing its skull. Surely centuries hence, people will look back on this gruesome practice done in the name of fundamental law by a society of high achievement. And they will shudder.”

"A partially born child is among the weakest, most helpless beings in our midst and on that account exerts a special claim on our protection," Wilkinson added.

In a 6-5 vote on Wednesday, the court ruled the Virginia Act – which prohibits killing a human infant who has been born alive – constitutional.

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[Revmitchell]

In a 6-5 vote on Wednesday, the court ruled the Virginia Act – which prohibits killing a human infant who has been born alive – constitutional.

If lawyers who wrote opinions supporting waterboarding are legally held accountable then so should every judge who supports abortion for murder.