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Abortion Debate Still Heated, 30 Years After Roe v. Wade

NPR | By Julie Rovner,

Mara Liasson

Published January 22, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Thirty years after the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, the abortion debate continues. The White House focuses on curbing abortions abroad and on giving stronger legal rights to fetuses, while Democrats blast the Bush administration on its abortion rights record. NPR's Julie Rovner and Mara Liasson report.

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