Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday November 6 2003 — A5 0 Nation I Stooslto I WASHINGTON (AP)— President Bush signed legislation Wednesday tunning a certain type of abortion handing the disputed procedure's opponents a victory even as a federal judge at least partially blocked the new law from taking effect “For years a terrible form of violence has been directed against children who are inches from birth while the law looked the other way" Bash said as he signed the ban on a procedure called partial-birt- h abortion by ” its critics "Today at last the American people and our government have confronted the violence and come to the defease of the innocent child” ' The White House staged the ceremony before about 400 cheering lawmakers and abor-tion opponents at a federal building named for former President Ronald Reagan a rstrong supporter of tion groups An "Amen" was heard from the audience as Bush sat down at a desk before a row of American flags to sign the bill passed last month by ' Congress But less than an hour after Bush put his pen to paper a federal judge in Nebraska sharply questioned the law’s constitutionality and issued a limited temporary restraining order agaiasl it US District Judge Richard Kopf said he was concerned that the ban con- tains no exception if the ' woman’s health is at risk as he ' issued an injunction applied ' mly to the four doctors who long-soug- tara snMms ©m Oati© tioirinra ate®irft5®inis designed to kill a partially delivered fetus and allows no exception if the woman's health is at risk dr if the child would he bom with ailments The pro- cedurc which usually' involves Bush bans type of late term abortion 22 percent 20 President Bush signed a bill banning a certain type of abortion that is generally performed in the second or third trimester Almost 90 percent of all abortions in United States Occur in the first trimester ' ht 15 10 puncturing the fetus' skull is generally performed in the sec- ond or third trimester Aware of its bucking among the religious conservatives that make up a key portion of his base of political support the president declared himself pleased to sign legislation he said woujd lielp him unit others-"buila culture of life” in America Percentage of abortions performed by week of pregnancy ' : 8 weeks and less 16 weeks and more Early abortion Late abortion Brace Yoursejf for Winter Winter driving demands that perfect condition V’V’- Age: Less than 15 V? 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