A federal appeals court has ruled that Virginia's ban on late-term abortions, approved by the General Assembly in 2003 over objections from then governor Mark R. Warner (D), is unconstitutional.
In a ruling issued this afternoon, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals said the procedures covered under Virginia's ban "imposes an undue burden on a woman's right to obtain an abortion."
Supreme Court should reverse the 4th Circuit without question.

The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Virginia's ban on a type of late-term abortion unconstitutional "because it imposes an undue burden on