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The federal abortion ban criminalizes abortions in the second trimester of pregnancy that doctors say are often the safest and best to protect women's health. The ban affects more than just the women who need second-trimester abortions and the doctors who care for them. The Supreme Court's decision retreats from more than 30 years of precedent that says women's health must be the paramount concern in laws that restrict abortion access.  The decision has serious implications for the future of reproductive rights.

Passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush in 2003, the federal abortion ban is a wake-up call: We must stand up to politicians who want to restrict a woman's ability to make her own health care decisions in consultation with her doctor.

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More About the Federal Abortion Ban Case

• U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban
• Federal Abortion Ban: War of Words
• U.S. Supreme Court to Review Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood
• Planned Parenthood Asks Supreme Court to Protect Women's Health in Case Challenging Federal Abortion Ban
• U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Federal Abortion Ban
• Federal Abortion Ban Timeline
• Case Background
• Summary of Brief
• Decision Background
• The Opinion of the Court
• The Dissenting Opinion
• The Concurring Opinion