Partial-Birth Abortion I. Intro- In 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion in all fifty states during all nine months of pregnancy, for any reason, medical, social, or otherwise. Of the approximately 1.5 million abortions performed each year, 93% are done electively. Most reasons are things such as the woman doesn’t feel ready for a baby, can’t afford one, or has broke up with her boyfriend. Recently, a procedure known …showed first 75 words of 555 total…

…showed last 75 words of 555 total…abortions is that is has been banned in twenty eight states. Many of the states banned it in record time and three have overridden governor’s vetoes. VII. To conclude this presentation, I would like to read to you a statement by Brenda Pratt Shafer, a registered nurse who worked with D. Haskell for three days in 1993. She presented this statement before the U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on the Partial Abortion Ban Act.