Q. There was some speculation last summer that the Webster decision would have a negative effect on abortion rights.

I was more aware this year because of the Webster decision.

"The anger in this issue has the potential to be even more than it was after the Supreme Court's Webster decision," she said.

It was the first state legislative session called to address the issue since the Webster decision in July.

Since the Webster decision, she said, anti-abortion candidates have won 7 out of 10 state legislative races.

For four hours they discuss the legal, medical, political and financial implications of the Webster decision.

Incidentally, it is also "true" that the majority of vacancies in government seats since the Webster decision have been filled by pro-lifers.

The wholesale changes in state abortion laws that were widely predicted after the Webster decision have yet to materialize.

It is no longer the front-burner issue it seemed in 1989, right after the Webster decision gave states new latitude to restrict abortion.

Other states borrowed liberally from the Webster decision, many adopting its precise language.