Before long, Gore would go so far as to defend partial birth abortions.

Until a couple of years ago, no one had ever heard of "partial birth abortion."

And I know we need to ban partial birth abortions.

Similarly, "partial birth abortions" may indeed be upsetting to read about.

"Partial birth abortion is an 80-20 issue in the country and the more Democrats want to talk about it, the better for us."

The four long days of Senate debate on "partial birth" abortion offered a sneak preview.

Most physicians say there is no specific medical procedure known partial birth abortion.

He is a social conservative who voted against what critics call partial birth abortion.

Partial birth abortion is rarely performed and only under serious circumstances.

He has described partial birth abortion as a "barbaric procedure".