Teen pregnancy politics
The oft-touted "culture wars" that have divided this country so bitterly intensified this week. Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it a federal crime for any adult to take a minor across state lines to have an abortion without parental consent, strengthening laws in 33 states that require minors who want an abortion to at least notify their parents. If the bill makes it through the Senate and is signed by the president, it will mark the fifth action the Bush administration has taken since 2001 to limit abortions in the United States. To read more of Mark Perlman's piece in the Ohio State University student newspaper the Lantern click here
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