Richard Doerflinger has this report on LifeNews.com. He writes:
. . . The reality is this: In 1980 the Supreme Court upheld the Hyde amendment, and federally funded abortions went from 300,000 a year to nearly zero.
With its decisions in Webster (1989) and Casey (1992), the Court began to uphold other abortion laws previously invalidated under Roe. States passed hundreds of modest but effective laws: bans on use of public funds and facilities; informed consent laws; parental involvement when minors seek abortion; etc.
Dr. Michael New’s rigorous research has shown that these laws significantly reduce abortions . . .
