This is a good victory for a sensible law passed by the Virginia legislature. It is heartening to see the 4th Circuit judges upholding the will of the people on this matter which should be the prerogative of the people in the States.

-George Allen

U.S. court revives Va. ban on late abortions
by Michael Winter
USA Today
June 24, 2009

A federal appeals court has reinstated Virginia’s ban on a type of late abortion. The 6-5 decision overturns a lower-court ruling that the ban on so-called partial-birth abortions was unconstitutional.

An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is anticipated.

“I am pleased that the Fourth Circuit has upheld the constitutionality of Virginia’s ban on partial-birth infanticide,” state Attorney General Bill Mims said in a statement. “Attorneys General Kilgore, Jagdmann, McDonnell and I have defended this statute over the last six years. This is a law that passed both houses of the General Assembly with bi-partisan support. While we anticipate that the U.S. Supreme Court may be asked to review the decision, I am confident that the Supreme Court ultimately will uphold the law.”

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