(CPOD) Nov. 12 2003 - Americans have taken sides in the latest abortion controversy, according to a poll by Gallup. 68 per cent of respondents say late term termination of pregnancy should be illegal.

President George W. Bush signed a federal restriction on late term abortions on Nov. 5, but the law was immediately challenged by U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf, who issued a temporary restraining order.

The law seeks to ban certain types of procedures on fetuses that are roughly 14 weeks or older. Judge Kopf claimed the legislation's wording is too vague.

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A specific abortion procedure known as "late term" abortion or "partial birth" abortion, is sometimes performed on women during the last few months of pregnancy. Do you think that the government should make this procedure illegal, or do you think that this procedure should be legal?

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