Courts Rule for Rationality


	Courts Rule for Rationality

AtlLiberal

9-13-2007 10:20 AM

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abortion, court, religion

AtlLiberal says:

A positive ruling by the NJ Supreme Court upholding the right for people to form their own idea of when life begins instead of kowtowing to right-wing ideology.

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