`Partial-birth' abortion ban moves to full Senate Thompson supports bill, but it still must be debated, voted on by Thursday

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: March 25, 1998| Author: STEVEN WALTERS | Copyright information

A bill to ban a late-term abortion procedure was endorsed by a state Senate committee Tuesday, setting up a likely emotional showdown on the issue Thursday the last day of the Senate's regular session. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted, 4-0, to send to the full Senate the ban on so-called partial-birth abortions.

Because the Assembly passed the ban in October, a similar Senate vote would send it to Gov. Tommy Thompson, who said Tuesday that the measure should pass and that...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

DEBATE ON WORKPLACE SMOKE BAN LIGHTS UP TIME RUNNING OUT FOR VOTE ON REVIVED BILL.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) ; ... director. And a new group called Ban the Ban Wisconsin formed late last month to fight a statewide smoking ban. The group said in a news release this week that it will start stepping up advertising and information dissemination efforts in the coming weeks. Panel ...
SMOKING BAN HITS ROCKS BILL HASN'T BEEN INTRODUCED, BUT SENATE FOES LINE UP
Rocky Mountain News ; ... Hickenlooper, and the Colorado Restaurant Association were among the supporters of the ban proposal when it was unveiled last week at a news conference at the Capitol. The proposed bill offers only a few exemptions, including a person's car and home, 25 percent of a ...
SMOKING BAN HITS ROCKS BILL HASN'T BEEN INTRODUCED, BUT SENATE FOES LINE UP.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) ; Byline: Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News A ballyhooed statewide smoking-ban bill has yet to be introduced ... supporters of the ban proposal when it was unveiled last week at a news conference at the Capitol. The proposed bill offers only a few exemptions ...
Smoking-ban bill passes House after revision, then a restoration
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) ; Lawmakers on Tuesday drastically altered an indoor smoking ban bill then restored it back to much of its original form. The long day for SB19 began when the House weakened the bill by exempting most private clubs from the proposed smoking ban and then shifted the bill's focus from indoor to outdoor
Horse slaughter bill passed in House: KENTUCKY'S ENTIRE DELEGATION VOTES FOR PROPOSED MEAT BAN.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY) ; ... police the issue, Whitfield said. Copyright (c) 2006, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...