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'''Partial birth abortion''' is a medical procedure in which a baby is almost born (except for the head) and then killed. [http://www.abortioninfo.net/facts/pba.shtml]

'''Partial birth abortion''' is a medical procedure in which a baby is almost born (except for the head) and then killed. [http://www.abortioninfo.net/facts/pba.shtml]

[[Category:Abortion]]

Partial birth abortions are performed during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.  "Partial birth" refers to the fact that, from a legal perspective, birth occurs when the head emerges from the birth canal{{fact}}.  The United States Congress enacted the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act [http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/abortion/2003s3.html] in 2003.