Biden’s HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra: Partial-birth abortion ‘protects life’
Biden’s HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra: Partial-birth abortion ‘protects life’
During a Subcommittee meeting of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra repeatedly denied the existence of a 2003 law banning “partial birth” abortion.
Romney to Becerra: We won’t find ‘common ground’ on your support for gruesome partial-birth abortions
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, an ardent abortion supporter who is known for his hostility toward the pro-life cause, faced some backlash this week for his past vote against a ban on gruesome partial-birth abortions.
Supreme Court Upholds Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act
The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench. The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in 2003 does not violate a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.