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Ban On Abortion Procedure Near

(CBS/AP) The Senate advanced one step closer Wednesday to final congressional passage of a bill to ban certain abortions, clearing a procedural hurdle on a 93-0 vote that belied years of struggle surrounding the legislation itself.

The bill would ban what critics call "partial-birth" abortions, and Republican leaders hope to have the legislation on President Bush's desk by the end of next month.

Final passage is not in doubt, since the measure cleared the House and Senate by wide margins earlier this year.

The only difference between the two measures is a Senate-passed endorsement of the Supreme Court's 1973 ruling that declared women have the right to an abortion.

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