OKay - I didn't see this posted on any other forum here or in the latest news...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 — California's attorney general said Wednesday that he would sue to block a new U.S. rule that could limit federal funds to states that provide access to abortions.
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http://famulus.msnbc.com/famulusgen/reuters12-08-153649.asp?t=renew&vts=12820041817snip
''This is an unacceptable attack on women's rights and state sovereignty, and a back-door attempt to overturn Roe v. Wade,'' said California Attorney General Bill Lockyer.
''With this provision, what the federal government says to California is this: If you want back your own taxpayer dollars for important programs that serve all the people of your state, you first have to refuse to protect the constitutional rights of the women who live in your state. That is wrong, it is unlawful, and I will fight to make sure it doesn't happen.''
Lockyer is considered a likely Democratic candidate in California's 2006 gubernatorial race in which Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would be seeking a second term.
In a statement, Lockyer said he would file the lawsuit within weeks if President Bush signs the measure.
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