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Abortion may become key election issue in US
Houston, Apr 26: Abortion may become a key issue in the US President election as half the voters would vote for a candidate whose position on abortion differed from theirs, a report says.
Houston, Apr 26: Abortion may become a key issue in the US President election as half the voters would vote for a candidate whose position on abortion differed from theirs, a
report says.
Hundreds of thousands of women marched yesterday in Washington to defend their right to abortion, and to protest the anti-abortion policies.
The yesterday's march for women's lives, the first national pro-choice march in the capital in 12 years, was to be attended by as many as 1 million people, according to lead organisers, which include planned parenthood, the national organisation for women and the American Civil Liberties Union. Celebrities such as actress Julianne Moore and feminist Gloria Steinem have lended their support to the demonstration that drew grandmothers, working mothers and high school students from across the country.
The marchers aims at what they see as Bush administration attempts to chip away at abortion rights, withhold aid from foreign health programs that mention abortion, elevate the legal status of foetus and promote abstinence-only health education classes. One of the laws enacted by Congress with President George W Bush's support is the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which the president signed earlier this month. For the first time, it confers legal "personhood" status on foetus by declaring that an attack on a pregnant woman is a crime against two people, not one.
Bureau Report
Hundreds of thousands of women marched yesterday in Washington to defend their right to abortion, and to protest the anti-abortion policies.
The yesterday's march for women's lives, the first national pro-choice march in the capital in 12 years, was to be attended by as many as 1 million people, according to lead organisers, which include planned parenthood, the national organisation for women and the American Civil Liberties Union. Celebrities such as actress Julianne Moore and feminist Gloria Steinem have lended their support to the demonstration that drew grandmothers, working mothers and high school students from across the country.
The marchers aims at what they see as Bush administration attempts to chip away at abortion rights, withhold aid from foreign health programs that mention abortion, elevate the legal status of foetus and promote abstinence-only health education classes. One of the laws enacted by Congress with President George W Bush's support is the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which the president signed earlier this month. For the first time, it confers legal "personhood" status on foetus by declaring that an attack on a pregnant woman is a crime against two people, not one.
Bureau Report