ROBERTS COURT KILLS FIRST BABY

Not only did the Roberts court (with no recorded dissent) vote to allow this baby to be killed, it did so in violation of the rights of the state of Missouri to regulate its own prisoners, and without regard to security problems in transporting prisoners, despite the recent case where a transported prisoner killed several people when he broke free from his female guard.

Not bad for just one case. Bush supporters should be proud of their accomplishments.

Isn't it odd that liberals won't support executing a guilty criminal, but they support killing an innocent baby, and using our tax dollars to fund it?

http://www.covenantnews.com/newswire/archives/015562.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051017/us_nm/court_abortion_dc_4

Roberts Court Kills First Baby

The U.S. Supreme Court under new Chief Justice John Roberts cleared the way on Monday for a pregnant Missouri prisoner to obtain an abortion, despite objections from state officials.

In a brief order without comment or recorded dissent, the high court rejected Missouri's request to put on hold a federal judge's order requiring that prison authorities transport the inmate to a St. Louis clinic for an abortion.

How Roberts would rule on abortion was a major issue in his confirmation hearings in the Senate. This was the first abortion-related case the court has acted upon since he became chief justice.

Officials said Missouri has a prison policy that female prisoners will be sent out of their institutions for abortions only if the procedure is medically necessary.

They cited Missouri's laws that they said discourage abortions and encourage childbirth. They said any time an inmate is transported outside of a prison it raises possible security issues.

Gov. Matt Blunt expressed disappointment and said the high court's order "is highly offensive to traditional Missouri values and is contrary to state law, which prohibits taxpayer dollars from being spent to facilitate abortions."