1.   A bill outlawing the procedure was vetoed by President Clinton.

2.   A House Judiciary subcommittee approved a measure Wednesday to outlaw the procedure Smith described.

3.   Congress has twice passed bills to outlaw the procedure.

4.   Congress voted earlier this year to outlaw the procedure, but the legislation was vetoed by President Clinton.

5.   In the meantime, many states have moved to outlaw the procedure on their own.

6.   The House bill would outlaw the procedure except to save the life of the woman.

7.   The president said he would be willing to sign a bill outlawing the procedure if it made an exception to preserve the health of the mother.

8.   The three also had voted in favor of the bill outlawing the procedure.

9.   Two years ago, Thompson signed legislation outlawing the procedure that opponents call partial-birth abortion.

10.   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.