But abortion rights supporters say Fitzsimmons' admission doesn't change the underlying issue that government should not interfere in what should be a woman's decision.
But abortion-rights advocates and women's groups say Mrs Corneau has a fundamental right to freedom, regardless of her religious views or the status of her pregnancy.
But on abortion, for instance, Mr Aznar has resisted suggestions by the church that the law should be tightened.
But some abortion-rights activists view the potential move as a step toward trying to create a legal precedent for recognizing a fetus as a person.
And yesterday, he said that answer was too flip, that he was just trying to say that he was not - could not take on these theological questions, but that abortion should be rare and that the Democratic platform, he said, says that.
Poland: For many years, abortion on demand was legal, but in 1993 the country outlawed abortion for all but strict medical reasons.
Those lawmakers said they considered the measure to be redundant and a platform for opponents of abortion but were willing to let it pass after gaining reassurances that it wouldn't be used to undermine abortion laws or to interfere with physicians' judgments about how to treat premature babies.
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Such groups have sought to draw attention to abortions later in pregnancy, an issue they believe could sway Americans who generally support abortion rights but also believe there are at least some instances in which abortion should be illegal.
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Antiabortion activists have seized on the case to draw attention to abortions later in pregnancy, an issue they believe has the potential to sway Americans who support abortion rights but also believe there are at least some instances in which abortion should be illegal.
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She was debating an abortion but, to Larry Novotny's great disappointment, looked to be leaning against it.
But he added abortion was not legal at that stage as her life was not at risk.
Mr. Klein supports Mr. Cuomo's efforts on abortion but can't bring the bill to the floor without Mr. Skelos's assent.
And I come to that conclusion not because I'm pro-abortion but because ultimately, I don't think women make these decisions casually.
But not resolving abortion to the satisfaction of NARAL or Planned Parenthood?
The leaks suggest there is just one recording of Praveen Halappanavar requesting an abortion but that it was turned down because there was still a foetal heartbeat.
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That led Huckabee to say that while he had "great respect for the mayor, " he didn't understand how anyone could hate abortion but still allow it to continue.
Erdogan is seeking to restrict not only abortion but also births by caesarean section, a procedure whose growing popularity he has attributed to secret foreign plots to stall Turkey's economic growth.
She said her party was not in favour of abortion but believed that the option of termination should be available in the case of rape, sexual abuse or incest, or where a pregnant woman's life was in danger.
The legislation had bipartisan support at the time, including from lawmakers who favor abortion rights but who gained assurances that the law wouldn't be used to undermine abortion laws or to interfere with physicians' judgments about how to treat premature babies.
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Romney has changed his position on abortion, but those old clips supported his critics' charge that Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
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He's contrasting himself to Romney, who once supported abortion rights, but who's now running as an anti-abortion candidate.
Americans are split in their opinions over abortion, but support among the young is waning.
But it is the abortion plank that has proved to the most polarizing.
Cullins stressed that Planned Parenthood will continue to offer medical abortion, but that the misoprostol will be administered orally.
But wider availability of abortion is opposed by the Roman Catholic church.
She said Sinn Fein was "not in favour of abortion" but termination should be available where a pregnant woman's life was in danger.
Justices William Rehnquist, Byron White and Anthony Kennedy said they would allow restrictions on abortion, but only if the restrictions had a rational basis.
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