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...campaign against FOCA, which would essentially codify the Roe v. Wade decision by saying the government can't place limits on abortions performed before viability, began shortly after Barack Obama's election in November, at the annual general meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In a unanimous decision, the bishops voted to "mobilize the resources of the USCCB, dioceses and the entire Catholic community" to oppose...
...anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a few days after taking office, Bill Clinton reverses Reagan's Executive...
...Avoiding the Roe v. Wade anniversary, Barack Obama restores international funding the following...
...life policies. Hutchison, whose position on abortion has been described as "nuanced" by conservative columnist George Will, has supported federal funding for stem-cell research and opposed federal funds for abortion and late-term procedures, but she backed a 2003 Senate resolution endorsing the U.S. Supreme Court landmark Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion...
Obama sought to avoid creating such political theater by waiting to issue his repeal of the policy until the annual face-off between pro-life and pro-choice advocates on Jan. 22 was over and by doing it out of sight of the cameras. He observed the anniversary of Roe v. Wade by issuing a statement reaffirming his support for a woman's right to choose but also appealing - as he did throughout the presidential campaign - for common-ground approaches to abortion policy: "We are united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, and support...