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...might have thought George W. Bush had tapped liberals for two of his most sensitive Cabinet posts. John Ashcroft, the hard-right nominee for Attorney General, told astonished Senators at his confirmation hearing that he would "aggressively" enforce abortion laws and wouldn't challenge the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, even though he has spent much of his career trying to overturn it. In another hearing room, Interior Secretary-designate Gale Norton, a James Watt disciple who used to champion the rights of oil companies and mine operators, insisted that she's now a tree-hugging naturalist...
...given to international family-planning groups that offer abortion and abortion counseling. "Yes, I will," Bush told reporters who asked if he would issue an executive order. When can it be expected? "Soon," Bush replied. The announcement was expected later in the day, which is the 28th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion...
...unite Democrats and Republicans. Anti-abortion activists hope that he will go even further by putting new restrictions on RU-486, the abortion pill authorized last year by the Food and Drug Administration. Their ultimate goal is for Bush to appoint new Supreme Court Justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade...
...past that he believes that violence in front of abortion clinics is absolutely wrong, and that's the law and should be enforced," Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), told CNN last week. Ashcroft insisted he will not allow his personal beliefs to influence the way he defends existing laws. "Roe v. Wade is the law of the land," he told the senators. "I know the difference between enforcement and enactment...
...braced for it," says Gloria Feldt, president of Planned Parenthood. Other sources say the action, which pro-life groups have been urging ever since President Clinton suspended the practice early in his first term, could come as soon next week. Monday is the 27th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. A Bush press spokeswoman said Friday that the incoming administration will have no comment on future executive orders...