Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Appeals Court: State Must Provide Transport for Inmate Abortions

"A federal appeals court has upheld the right of female inmates to be transported at state expense for elective abortions," reports CNN. According to the report, "The ruling Tuesday from the St. Louis-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit came on the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide."