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FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:11:34 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE - This combination image of Oct. 2009, file photos shows ...

(AP) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:17:26 GMT

(AP) - FILE - This combination image of Oct. 2009, file photos shows Congressional candidates in New York's 23rd district, from left, Democrat Bill Owens, Conservative Party Dan Hoffman, and Republican Dede Scozzafava. Prominent national Republicans have snubbed GOP candidate Scozzafava, a state assemblywoman who supports abortion rights and gay marriage, in favor of third party candidate Hoffman. (AP Photo/FILES)

FILE - In this June 2, 2009 file photo, Scott Roeder makes ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:04:40 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this June 2, 2009 file photo, Scott Roeder makes his first court appearance via a video link from the Sedgwick County Jail on in Wichita, Kan. Online retailer EBay is blocking an auction to raise money for the defense of the man accused of killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller. EBay said in a statement Tuesday Oct. 27, 2009 the auction would violate its policy on 'offensive material.' Supporters of Roeder said they wanted to auction off items including an Army of God manual, which is an underground publication for anti-abortion militants that describes ways to shut down clinics, including bombing. (AP Photo/Jaime Oppenheimer, File, Pool)

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2004 file photo, Lyn Toelle fills out ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:19:59 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2004 file photo, Lyn Toelle fills out forms before bringing roses to her legislators during the Rose Day observance, an anti -abortion event, at the state capitol in Oklahoma City. Two new laws being challenged in the Oklahoma courts would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships, and to listen to a doctor talk them through an ultrasound. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Haderthauer, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2004 file photo, Garlin Newton carries ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:19:52 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2004 file photo, Garlin Newton carries a cross in front of the Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City, in observance of Rose Day, an anti-abortion event. Two new laws being challenged in the Oklahoma courts would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships, and to listen to a doctor talk them through an ultrasound. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Haderthauer, File)

Lima clash : Two young women clash with a riot policeman during ...

(AFP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:42:08 GMT

(AFP) - Lima clash : Two young women clash with a riot policeman during a pro-abortion protest in front of the Peruvian Congress in Lima. (AFP/Ernesto Benavides)

Two young women clash with a riot policeman during a pro-abortion ...

(AFP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:21:43 GMT

(AFP) - Two young women clash with a riot policeman during a pro-abortion protest in front of the Peruvian Congress in Lima. Thousands of pro- and anti-abortion demonstrators squared off outside Congress Tuesday, as a legislative committee revisited and confirmed its recent support of a bill allowing abortion in case of rape or fetal deformity.(AFP/Ernesto Benavides)

People clash with police officers during a demonstration in ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:51:42 GMT

(AP) - People clash with police officers during a demonstration in support of legal abortion in Lima, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. A legislative commission recommended the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape or if the fetus has severe deformities. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

Pro-abortion activists march to support a proposal to change ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:12:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Pro-abortion activists march to support a proposal to change Peruvian abortion laws in front of the Congress in Lima October 20, 2009. Peru's Congressional Commission is debating a proposal to allow the decriminalisation of abortion in cases of rape or fetal deformity. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo(PERU POLITICS CONFLICT)

A pro-abortion activist wears a T-shirt that reads, "Abortion ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:07:42 GMT

(Reuters) - A pro-abortion activist wears a T-shirt that reads, "Abortion - women's choice", during a march in front of the Congress in Lima October 20, 2009. Peru's Congressional Commission is debating a proposal to allow the decriminalisation of abortion in cases of rape or fetal deformity. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo(PERU POLITICS CONFLICT)

A woman holds up a religious amulet and a sign with images of ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:05:41 GMT

(AP) - A woman holds up a religious amulet and a sign with images of aborted fetuses during a demonstration against legal abortion in Lima, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. A legislative commission in Peru recommended the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape or if the fetus has severe deformities. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

A pro-abortion activist holds a placard that reads, "I ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:05:31 GMT

(Reuters) - A pro-abortion activist holds a placard that reads, "I had an abortion", during a march in front of the Congress in Lima October 20, 2009. Peru's Congressional Commission is debating a proposal to allow the decriminalisation of abortion in cases of rape or fetal deformity. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo(PERU POLITICS CONFLICT)

A pro-abortion activist holds a placard that reads, "I ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:02:12 GMT

Pro-abortion activists march to support a proposal to change ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:58:44 GMT

People demonstrate against legal abortion in Lima, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:55:57 GMT

(AP) - People demonstrate against legal abortion in Lima, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. A legislative commission in Peru recommended the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape or if the fetus has severe deformities. The signs read in Spanish 'not to abortion, yes to life.' (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

Protesters against a proposal to change Peruvian abortion laws ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:55:28 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters against a proposal to change Peruvian abortion laws take part in a march in front of the Congress in Lima October 20, 2009. Peru's Congressional Commission is debating a proposal to allow the decriminalisation of abortion in cases of rape or fetal deformity. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo(PERU POLITICS CONFLICT)

People demonstrate in favor of legal abortion in Lima, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:51:44 GMT

(AP) - People demonstrate in favor of legal abortion in Lima, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. A legislative commission in Peru recommended the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape or if the fetus has severe deformities. The signs read in Spanish 'I vote in favor of legal abortion, in order not to die', referring to the death of mothers resulting from illegal abortions (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

People demonstrate in favor of legal abortion in Lima, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:36:08 GMT

People clash with police officers during a demonstration in ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:34:22 GMT

(AP) - People clash with police officers during a demonstration in support of legal abortion in Lima, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. A legislative commission in Peru recommended the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape or if the fetus has severe deformities. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

People demonstrate against legal abortion in Lima, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:34:08 GMT

People demonstrate against legal abortion in Lima, Tuesday, ...

(AP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:33:04 GMT

A prison van arriving at the Old Bailey courthouse in London. ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:22:20 GMT

(AFP/File) - A prison van arriving at the Old Bailey courthouse in London. A senior British doctor was found guilty on two charges of attempting to administer poison with intent to procure a miscarriage at the city's Old Bailey court.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)

Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:17:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws take part in a march though Madrid October 17,2009. The sign reads 'Zapatero (in reference Spanish Prime Minister) your mother said yes'. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Women hold a pro-abortion protest in front of the Health Ministry ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:41:59 GMT

(AFP/File) - Women hold a pro-abortion protest in front of the Health Ministry in Lima in September 2009. More than half of all Peruvians are against legalizing abortion in cases of rape or fetal deformity, according to a national poll released Sunday on a contentious bill pending in Congress.(AFP/File/Raul Garcia Pereira)

A man holding a banner with caricatures of Spanish Prime Minister ...

(AFP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:59:25 GMT

(AFP) - A man holding a banner with caricatures of Spanish Prime Minister Jose luis Rodriguez Zapatero and First Vice President and Minister of the Presidency Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega takes part in a demonstration to protest against the government's law about abortion in Madrid.(AFP/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)

A nun wearing a T-shirt with the words, "Every Life Counts" ...

(AFP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:59:25 GMT

(AFP) - A nun wearing a T-shirt with the words, "Every Life Counts" takes part in a demonstration to protest the government's law about abortion in Madrid. More than one million people took to the streets of Madrid Saturday to condemn plans by the socialist government to liberalise the abortion laws in the overwhelmingly Catholic country, organisers said.(AFP/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)

A group of women take part in a demonstration to protest the ...

(AFP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:59:25 GMT

(AFP) - A group of women take part in a demonstration to protest the government's law about abortion in Madrid. In a fiesta atmosphere and under warm sunshine, the crowd marched across the city behind a banner reading "Every Life Matters" to protest the plan, which would allow women 16 and over to undergo abortions without their parents' consent.(AFP/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)

A man takes part in a demonstration to protest against the government's ...

(AFP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:59:25 GMT

(AFP) - A man takes part in a demonstration to protest against the government's proposed abortion law reform in Madrid. More than one million people took to the streets of Madrid Saturday to condemn plans by the socialist government to liberalise the abortion laws in the overwhelmingly Catholic country, organisers said.(AFP/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)

A woman displays a a plastic fetus during a march against a ...

(AP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:30:26 GMT

(AP) - A woman displays a a plastic fetus during a march against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion, in Madrid, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. The protest was called to denounce a bill that would allow unrestricted abortion at up to 14 weeks of pregnancy and let girls aged 16 and 17 have abortions without parental consent, a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

People hold banners reading 'No to abortion. Yes to life' during ...

(AP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:09:59 GMT

(AP) - People hold banners reading 'No to abortion. Yes to life' during a march against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion, in Madrid, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. The protest was called to denounce a bill that would allow unrestricted abortion at up to 14 weeks of pregnancy and let girls aged 16 and 17 have abortions without parental consent, a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'Lets stop the Holocaust' ...

(AP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:09:17 GMT

(AP) - Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'Lets stop the Holocaust' during a march against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion, in Madrid, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. The protest was called to denounce a bill that would allow unrestricted abortion at up to 14 weeks of pregnancy and let girls aged 16 and 17 have abortions without parental consent, a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'I also want to live' during ...

(AP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:08:43 GMT

(AP) - Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'I also want to live' during a march against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion, in Madrid, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. The protest was called to denounce a bill that would allow unrestricted abortion at up to 14 weeks of pregnancy and let girls aged 16 and 17 have abortions without parental consent, a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

A girl holds a banner with pictures during a march against a ...

(AP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:59:33 GMT

(AP) - A girl holds a banner with pictures during a march against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion, in Madrid, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. The protest was called to denounce a bill that would allow unrestricted abortion at up to 14 weeks of pregnancy and let girls aged 16 and 17 have abortions without parental consent, a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'Right to be born. Yes to ...

(AP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:59:13 GMT

(AP) - Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'Right to be born. Yes to the life' during a march against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion, in Madrid, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. The protest was called to denounce a bill that would allow unrestricted abortion at up to 14 weeks of pregnancy and let girls aged 16 and 17 have abortions without parental consent, a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'women against abortion' ...

(AP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:51:32 GMT

(AP) - Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'women against abortion' during a march against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion, in Madrid, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. The protest was called to denounce a bill that would allow unrestricted abortion at up to 14 weeks of pregnancy and let girls aged 16 and 17 have abortions without parental consent, a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

A huge crowd is seen at the Puerta del Sol square during a march ...

(AP) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:46:18 GMT

(AP) - A huge crowd is seen at the Puerta del Sol square during a march against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion, in Madrid, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. The protest was called to denounce a bill that would allow unrestricted abortion at up to 14 weeks of pregnancy and let girls aged 16 and 17 have abortions without parental consent, a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

A nun films during a march against a proposal to change Spanish ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:43:30 GMT

(Reuters) - A nun films during a march against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws in downtown Madrid October 17,2009.REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN POLITICS CONFLICT SOCIETY)

Nuns take part in a march against a proposal to change Spanish ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:42:22 GMT

(Reuters) - Nuns take part in a march against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws in downtown Madrid October 17,2009. REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN POLITICS SOCIETY CONFLICT)

Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:40:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws take part in a march though Madrid October 17, 2009. The t-shirt reads "Right to live". REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN POLITICS CONFLICT SOCIETY)

Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:39:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws take part in a march though Madrid October 17,2009.REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY)

Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:21:51 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws take part in a march through Madrid October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN POLITICS CONFLICT SOCIETY)

Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:20:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws take part in a march through Madrid October 17, 2009. The sign reads "Every life is important". REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN POLITICS CONFLICT SOCIETY)

Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:19:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws take part in a march through Madrid October 17,2009.The sign reads "Thanks for respect my life". REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN POLITICS CONFLICT SOCIETY)

Spain's former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar attends a ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:15:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar attends a march protesting against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws, in Madrid October 17,2009. REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY)

Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:13:08 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws take part in a march through Madrid October 17,2009.The sign reads "No more punishment to innocent people". REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN POLITICS CONFLICT SOCIETY)

Protesters take part in a march, against a proposal to change ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:13:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters take part in a march, against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws, though Madrid October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN POLITICS SOCIETY CONFLICT)

Protesters take part in a march, against a proposal to change ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:06:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Protesters take part in a march, against a proposal to change Spanish abortion laws, though Madrid October 17, 2009. The sign reads "I want to live, dont be afraid". REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN POLITICS SOCIETY CONFLICT)

People hold banner from the Right to Live charity during an ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:06:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - People hold banner from the Right to Live charity during an anti-abortion demonstration in Madrid in March. Opponents of abortion from across Catholic Spain are gathering in to condemn plans by the socialist government to allow women as young as 16 to terminate pregnancies without their parents' consent.(AFP/File/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)

An Afghan woman holds her baby after watching an informative ...

(AP) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:21:39 GMT

(AP) - An Afghan woman holds her baby after watching an informative documentary about the prevention of unwanted births at Marie Stopes International Clinic in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported Tuesday in a major global survey. (AP Photo/Farzana Wahidy)

Laila, 35, listens to a midwife talk about condoms while giving ...

(AP) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:19:43 GMT

(AP) - Laila, 35, listens to a midwife talk about condoms while giving her advice on the prevention of unwanted births at Marie Stopes International Clinic in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported Tuesday in a major global survey. (AP Photo/Farzana Wahidy)