Congress passed laws to ban the procedure in 1996 and 1997, but the bill was vetoed by [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]], on the <ref>http://www.jeremiahproject.com/culture/partbirthabortion.html</ref>. The United States Congress enacted the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act <ref>http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/abortion/2003s3.html</ref> in 2003 and [[George W. Bush|President Bush]] signed it into law. | Congress passed laws to ban the procedure in 1996 and 1997, but the bill was vetoed by [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]], on the <ref>http://www.jeremiahproject.com/culture/partbirthabortion.html</ref>. The United States Congress enacted the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act <ref>http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/abortion/2003s3.html</ref> in 2003 and [[George W. Bush|President Bush]] signed it into law. |