21.   Abortion foes have defined the procedure as unnecessary and brutal, and supporters of abortion rights have been on the defensive, unable to muster a convincing counter-argument.

22.   Abortion foes want it to cover all issues, saying they should not be singled out as somehow aberrant.

23.   Abortion foes, especially among lawmakers, divided over the issue, some approving that idea, some opposing it.

24.   Abortion foes concede that they have not persuaded any senators to change their votes.

25.   Abortion foes described the procedure Wednesday in far more graphic terms, using photographs to attempt to sway their colleagues to vote for the bill.

26.   Abortion foes prefer to continue harrying women and medical personnel issue by issue.

27.   Abortion foes quickly denounced it.

28.   Abortion foes scored their first major political victory since George W. Bush became president as the House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to harm a fetus.

29.   Abortion foes were taken aback at the news about Tiller.

30.   After Bush announced his decision, many abortion foes praised it.