21.   Ashcroft, who opposes abortion, is co-sponsor of a Senate bill to ban the practice.

22.   Blacks were about evenly split among those favoring and opposing abortion, he said.

23.   Both are stressing their opposition to Foster as they jockey for support from Christian conservatives who oppose abortion.

24.   Both have disappointed some on the right by refusing to rule out a running mate who does not oppose abortion.

25.   Both oppose abortion, for example, but they couch their conservative stands in ways that do not threaten those who are not hard-core Republicans.

26.   A group of state Republicans is attempting to remove a portion of the GOP platform that opposes abortion.

27.   A devout Catholic, Fox said he believes life begins at conception and therefore he personally opposes abortion.

28.   A spokeswoman for Bush told Reuters the governor opposes abortion, except in cases of rape, incest or when the life of the mother is endangered.

29.   A vast majority opposed abortion and supported school prayer.

30.   According to the Austin American-Statesman, he tells Texans that while he opposes abortion, the state has little leeway to regulate them.