41.   The medical procedure, which abortion opponents commonly call partial birth abortion, cannot be defined precisely in medical terms.

42.   The platform condemns a recent Supreme Court decision prohibiting states from banning what critics call partial birth abortions.

43.   The Senate is poised to vote Wednesday on the latest congressional attempt to impose a national ban on so-called partial birth abortions.

44.   The whole debate over so-called partial birth abortions disregards the judgment calls physicians must make to avoid exposing a mother to harm when a non-viable fetus must be aborted.

45.   These issues include a proposed ban on so-called partial birth abortions and the establishment of a buffer zone around clinics that perform abortions to protect clients from demonstrators.

46.   Thus the stage seems to be set for a Supreme Court showdown on the roiling partial birth issue.

47.   Would have made it a Class E felony to knowingly perform a so-called partial birth abortion.

48.   Bush got a similarly strong ovation at the recent Republican convention when he vowed to sign legislation outlawing a procedure known as partial birth abortions.

49.   Congress is voting on the measure at the same time the Supreme Court is prepared to hear arguments on the constitutionality of a partial birth ban enacted in Nebraska.

50.   --Has supported attempts to ban so-called partial birth abortions.