The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (PBS) - 1991-05-23 - 1 of 2
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[0:03] Good evening. Leading the news this
[0:05] Thursday, the Supreme Court said
[0:07] federally funded clinics may not give
[0:09] abortion advice. President Bush reacted
[0:12] coolly to a Soviet request for financial
[0:14] help. The House of Representatives voted
[0:16] to give President Bush broad leeway in
[0:18] negotiating a free trade agreement with
[0:20] Mexico. We'll have details in our news
[0:22] summary in a moment. Jim,
[0:24] >> after the news summary, the Supreme
[0:26] Court abortion decision as explained by
[0:28] Nina Totenberg. the debate over testing
[0:30] medical personnel and patients for AIDS
[0:33] with awami homeman report and two
[0:35] doctors who disagree. And finally, the
[0:38] question of US economic aid for the
[0:40] Soviet Union. Funding for the NewsHour
[0:43] has been provided by AT&T.
[0:48] AT&T connects the world. From equipment
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[1:01] and by PepsiCo,
[1:03] and made possible by the financial
[1:05] support of viewers like you and the
[1:08] Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
[1:12] The Supreme Court issued a major
[1:14] decision today on abortion. and it
[1:16] approved a government ban on discussing
[1:18] discussing abortion at family planning
[1:21] clinics which receive federal funds. The
[1:23] Reagan administration issued the
[1:25] regulation in 1988. It has never been
[1:27] enforced because of legal challenges.
[1:29] Today's vote was 5 to four. The newest
[1:32] justice, David Sudter, voted with a
[1:34] majority in his first abortion case. The
[1:37] decision brought reaction from both
[1:38] sides of the issue.
[1:40] The court has given the government the
[1:42] green light to impose restrictions on
[1:45] women and