Landmark Abortion Ruling
b"Federal Judge Myron Thompson has blocked an Alabama law set to go into effect in mid-November that would all but ban abortions in the state. He ruled that it is \\u201cclearly unconstitutional\\u201d. The law would make performing an abortion in AL a felony crime in nearly all circumstances. There are no exceptions for rape and incest. Energized by new conservatives on the US Supreme Court, Republican-led legislatures in several states have enacted new restrictions on abortion. Most of the measures have been thrown out by judges. Conservatives hope to get the Supreme Court to revisit the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. CBS News' Jim Krusula is following and joins Tony."