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Files on a table at the Bobigny courthouse, near Paris on the ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:01:52 GMT

(AFP/File) - Files on a table at the Bobigny courthouse, near Paris on the opening day of the trial of French-Algerian Rai singer Cheb Mami. A French court has sentenced the singer to five years in jail for attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion.(AFP/File/Boris Horvat)

A French court has sentenced Algerian-born music star Cheb Mami, ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:01:52 GMT

(AFP/File) - A French court has sentenced Algerian-born music star Cheb Mami, seen here in 2007, to five years in jail for attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion.(AFP/File/Suhaila Sahmarani)

FILE - In this July 18, 2001 file photo, Algerian singer Cheb ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:58:38 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 18, 2001 file photo, Algerian singer Cheb Mami performs at Lisner Auditorium in Washington D.C.. Cheb Mami was sentenced to a 5 year jail term on Friday July 3, 2009 by a French court, for attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Algerian singer Cheb Mami's lawyer Sophie Bottei (L) is ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:39:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Algerian singer Cheb Mami's lawyer Sophie Bottei (L) is surrounded by journalists prior to the start of the trial in the court at the Paris suburb of Bobigny, July 2, 2009. Algerian singer Cheb Mami was sentenced on Friday to five years in a French prison after being found guilty of forcing an attempted abortion on his former lover.REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

FILE - In this July 12, 2001, Algerian singer Cheb Mami performs ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:53:34 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 12, 2001, Algerian singer Cheb Mami performs at the Berkley College of Music in Boston. Cheb Mami was sentenced to a 5 year jail term on Friday July 3, 2009 by a French court, for attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion. (AP Photo/Angela Rowlings, file)

FILE - In this July 12, 2001, Algerian singer Cheb Mami performs ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:53:23 GMT

A French court has sentenced Algerian-born Rai star Cheb Mami, ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:10:23 GMT

(AFP/File) - A French court has sentenced Algerian-born Rai star Cheb Mami, seen here in 2003, to five years in jail for attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion.(AFP/File/Bertrand Guay)

A French court has sentenced Algerian-born music star Cheb Mami, ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:03:04 GMT

(AFP/File) - A French court has sentenced Algerian-born music star Cheb Mami, seen here in 2002, to five years in jail for attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion.(AFP/File/Fethi Belaid)

A French court sentenced Algerian-born music star Cheb Mami, ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:51:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - A French court sentenced Algerian-born music star Cheb Mami, seen here in 2007, to five years in jail for attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion.(AFP/File/null)

A French court is to render a verdict in the trial of Algerian-born ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - A French court is to render a verdict in the trial of Algerian-born music star Cheb Mami, seen here in 2003, who is charged with attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion.(AFP/File/Bertrand Guay)

File photo of Algerian-born singer Cheb Mami. A French court ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:53:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo of Algerian-born singer Cheb Mami. A French court was to render a verdict in the trial of Mami who is charged with attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion.(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)

Files set up on a table at the Bobigny courthouse, near Paris, ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:32:06 GMT

(AFP) - Files set up on a table at the Bobigny courthouse, near Paris, on the opening day of French-Algerian rai singer Cheb Mami's trial. Mami was arrested in Paris this week after two years on the run in Algeria, went on trial Thursday, charged with attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion.(AFP/Boris Horvat)

Claire Doubliez, one of the lawyers of French-Algerian Rai singer ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:32:06 GMT

(AFP) - Claire Doubliez, one of the lawyers of French-Algerian Rai singer Cheb Mami waits at the Bobigny courthouse, near Pari on the opening day of Mami trial. Music star Cheb Mami, arrested in Paris this week after two years on the run in Algeria, went on trial Thursday, charged with attempting to have his ex-girlfriend undergo a forced abortion.(AFP/Boris Horvat)

Algerian singer Cheb Mami's lawyer Sophie Bottei (L) is ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:09:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Algerian singer Cheb Mami's lawyer Sophie Bottei (L) is surrounded by journalists prior to the start of the trial in the court at the Paris suburb of Bobigny, July 2, 2009. Cheb Mami, whose real name is Mohammed Khalifati, faced allegations in France that he forced a former partner to have an attempted abortion. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE CRIME LAW POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)

Legal documents are seen in court before the start of the trial ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:07:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Legal documents are seen in court before the start of the trial of 42-year-old Algerian singer Cheb Mami in the Paris suburb of Bobigny, July 2, 2009. Cheb Mami, whose real name is Mohammed Khalifati, faced allegations in France that he forced a former partner to have an attempted abortion. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE CRIME LAW POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)

Legal documents are seen in court before the start of the trial ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:06:38 GMT

A pro-abortion activist wears a T-shirt with the number of a ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:13:44 GMT

(Reuters) - A pro-abortion activist wears a T-shirt with the number of a hotline providing abortion information during a protest inside a church in support of the free distribution of morning-after pill to teenagers 14 and above, in Valparaiso city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago, June 23, 2009. Chile's Constitutional Court overruled a year ago a decree signed by Chile's President Michelle Bachelet authorizing the free distribution of the pill, Chile's Comptroller ratified the court's decision six days ago. The writing on the shirt reads "Abortion, secure information. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez (CHILE HEALTH SOCIETY)

A pro-abortion activist wears a T-shirt with the number of a ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:12:30 GMT

FILE - In this Saturday June 6, 2009 file photo, Protesters ...

(AP) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:24:13 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Saturday June 6, 2009 file photo, Protesters from Rev. Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church demonstrate during funeral services for Dr. George Tiller at College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kan. Tiller, 67, a late-term abortion provider, was shot in the head Sunday as he handed out programs while ushering at Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita. Scott Roeder, a 51-year-old abortion opponent, was arrested a few hours later just outside Kansas City. Abortion providers say that threats of more slayings from the man accused Tiller's shooting, proves the existence of a 'violent, terrorist movement' coalescing around the issue. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Secretary-General and spokesman of Spain's Bishops' ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:37:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Secretary-General and spokesman of Spain's Bishops' Conference Bishop Juan Antonio Martinez Camino speaks during a news conference at the Catholic Church headquarters in Madrid June 18, 2009. Bishop Camino talked about the Socialist government's new reforms on abortion. Spanish law currently only allows abortions in cases of rape, if a foetus is damaged or if the pregnancy could endanger the physical or mental health of the mother. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN RELIGION POLITICS HEALTH)

Secretary-General and spokesman of Spain's Bishops' ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:36:12 GMT

Secretary-General and spokesman of Spain's Bishops' ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:36:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Secretary-General and spokesman of Spain's Bishops' Conference Bishop Juan Antonio Martinez Camino arrives to hold a news conference at the Catholic Church headquarters in Madrid June 18, 2009. Bishop Camino talked about the Socialist government's new reforms on abortion. Spanish law currently only allows abortions in cases of rape, if a foetus is damaged or if the pregnancy could endanger the physical or mental health of the mother. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN RELIGION HEALTH POLITICS)

Secretary-General and spokesman of Spain's Bishops' ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:34:59 GMT

Secretary-general and spokesman of Spain's Bishops' ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:32:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Secretary-general and spokesman of Spain's Bishops' Conference Bishop Juan Antonio Martinez Camino arrives to hold a news conference at the Catholic Church headquarters in Madrid June 18, 2009. Bishop Camino talked about the Socialist government's new reforms on abortion. Spanish law currently only allows abortions in cases of rape, if a foetus is damaged or if the pregnancy could endanger the physical or mental health of the mother. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN RELIGION HEALTH POLITICS)

Anti-abortion activist Craig Kuhns wears mirrored sunglasses ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:50:52 GMT

(Reuters) - Anti-abortion activist Craig Kuhns wears mirrored sunglasses and a piece of tape over his mouth as he stands in front of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, June 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Scott Roeder, 51-year-old Kansas City-area man charged with ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:57:09 GMT

(Reuters) - Scott Roeder, 51-year-old Kansas City-area man charged with murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller, is seen in this undated booking photograph released to Reuters on June 12, 2009. Police arrested anti-abortion protester Roeder and have charged him with first-degree murder and aggravated assault in the killing. REUTERS/Wichita Police/Handout (UNITED STATES CRIME LAW HEALTH HEADSHOT CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Scott Roeder, charged with killing 67-year-old George Tiller, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:36:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Scott Roeder, charged with killing 67-year-old George Tiller, a Kansas doctor reviled by anti-abortion groups for his work providing "late-term" abortions, appears via video in Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Kansas, June 2, 2009. REUTERS/KSN TV

FILE - In this July 21, 2001 file photo, children and anti-abortion ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:38:06 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 21, 2001 file photo, children and anti-abortion protesters gather at a Wichita, Kan. abortion clinic operated by Dr. George Tiller. Kansas has long been a lightning rod in the abortion issue. With the announcement Tuesday, June 9, 2009 that Tiller's clinic would close forever in the wake of his May 31 slaying, the movement loses one of its key protest symbols. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)

FILE - In this Saturday, July 14, 2001 file photo, abortion-rights ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:37:39 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Saturday, July 14, 2001 file photo, abortion-rights activist Karen Nicholls of Chicago, right, shields herself from anti-abortion leader Rev. Flip Benham, left, as Benham attempts to pray for Nicholls during a protest by the two groups , at a Wichita, Kan., abortion clinic. Kansas has long been a lightning rod in the abortion issue. With the announcement Tuesday, June 9, 2009 that Tiller's clinic would close forever in the wake of his May 31 slaying, the movement loses one of its key protest symbols. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)

FILE - In this Thursday, May 17, 2007 file photo, men pray on ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:36:50 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Thursday, May 17, 2007 file photo, men pray on the first day of Operation Rescue's 77-hour prayer vigil at Women's Health Care Services, a clinic operated by Dr. George Tiller, in Wichita, Kan. Kansas has long been a lightning rod in the abortion issue. With the announcement Tuesday, June 9, 2009 that Tiller's clinic would close forever in the wake of his May 31 slaying, the movement loses one of its key protest symbols. (AP Photo/Larry W. Smith, file)

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2007 file photo, Operation Rescue President ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:36:31 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2007 file photo, Operation Rescue President Troy Newman stands outside Women's Health Care Services, operated by George R. Tiller, in Wichita, Kan. Kansas has long been a lightning rod in the abortion issue. With the announcement Tuesday, June 9, 2009 that Tiller's clinic would close forever in the wake of his May 31 slaying, the movement loses one of its key protest symbols. (AP Photo/Larry W. Smith, file)

Scott Roeder, charged with killing 67-year-old George Tiller, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:54:52 GMT

Protesters from Rev. Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church demonstrate ...

(AP) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:37:19 GMT

(AP) - Protesters from Rev. Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church demonstrate during funeral services for Dr. George Tiller Saturday, June 6, 2009, at College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kan. Tiller, 67, a late-term abortion provider, was shot in the head Sunday as he handed out programs while ushering at Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita. Scott Roeder, a 51-year-old abortion opponent, was arrested a few hours later just outside Kansas City. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

FILE - In this July 16, 2001 file photo, anti-abortion activists ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:50:24 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 16, 2001 file photo, anti-abortion activists protest at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan. where abortion Dr. George Tiller was believed to be in attendance. Kansas has become perhaps the fiercest battleground -- with mass protests, prosecutions, lawsuits and now the killing of Dr. Tiller on Sunday, May 31, 2009, keeping the issue almost constantly in the public eye. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

FILE - In this July 14, 2001 file photo, abortion-rights activist ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:48:40 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 14, 2001 file photo, abortion-rights activist Karen Nicholls, from Chicago, right, confronts anti-abortion leader Rev. Flip Benham, left, during a protest by the two groups at a Wichita, Kan. abortion clinic operated by Dr. George Tiller. Kansas has become perhaps the fiercest battleground -- with mass protests, prosecutions, lawsuits and now the killing of Dr. Tiller on Sunday, May 31, 2009, keeping the issue almost constantly in the public eye. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

FILE - This April 8, 2008, file photo, shows a small group of ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:51:36 GMT

(AP) - FILE - This April 8, 2008, file photo, shows a small group of Kansans For Life protestors outside the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kan. About a month later, the Kansas Supreme Court agreed on May 6, 2008, to allow a grand jury to keep investigating Dr.George Tiller, one of the few U.S. doctors who performs late-term abortions . In a nation divided by abortion, Kansas has become perhaps the fiercest battleground - with mass protests, prosecutions, lawsuits and now the killing of Dr. Tiller on Sunday, May 31, 2009, keeping the issue almost constantly in the public eye.(AP Photo/Chuck France, file)

Graphic shows U.S. abortion rate for 1997-2005; includes number ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:47:44 GMT

(AP) - Graphic shows U.S. abortion rate for 1997-2005; includes number of abortion providers by state,

FILE - This April 18, 2007, file photo, shows Operation Rescue ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:45:05 GMT

(AP) - FILE - This April 18, 2007, file photo, shows Operation Rescue President Troy Newman, middle, speaks during a press conference by Operation Rescue on the 5-4 vote by the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the ban of partial-birth abortions, outside Dr, George Tiller's clinic in Wichita, Kan. In a nation divided by abortion, Kansas has become perhaps the fiercest battleground -- with mass protests, prosecutions, lawsuits and now the killing of Dr. Tiller on Sunday, May 31, 2009, keeping the issue almost constantly in the public eye. (AP Photo/Larry W. Smith,file)

FILE - This Jan. 19, 2002 file photo shows Dr. George Tiller, ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:41:05 GMT

(AP) - FILE - This Jan. 19, 2002 file photo shows Dr. George Tiller, shot to death at his church last Sunday, May 31, 2009, who had been the target of a relentless protest campaign for most of the 36 years that he performed abortions at his Wichita clinic. He was a focal point of the abortion conflict, but it transcended him, often becoming the state's dominant political topic. . (AP Photo/Larry Smith, File)