Abortion debate continues, 35 years later

The Coeur d'Alene Press ^ | Friday, Jan 18, 2008 - 10:29:01 pm PST | SUZANNE JACOBSON

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Much of their energy, Tilley said, is spent expanding access and information about contraception and advocating for laws that support choice.

"The Supreme Court has always upheld that women's health must be the paramount consideration," Tilley said. "The latest findings have not stuck to that standard."

A federal ban on abortions during the second trimester of pregnancy was upheld in April 2007. Planned Parenthood subsequently denounced the decision, saying it made no allowances for women's health.

The underlying contention is that a pregnancy is a great risk to a woman's physical health. But an abortion in a clinic is just as risky as a full-term pregnancy.