i'll bet if she were on death row

the governor wouldn't have given her a stay.............

(i'm NOT pro-abortion. i am PRO CHOICE. i feel the lack of education is the root of the problem by the way. teach KIDS about contraception. don't keep them in the dark and only preach abstinance. IT DOESN'T WORK. anyway, i digress........) (oh and wtf are 'traditional missouri values' anyway?)

Court Won't Block Mo. Inmate Abortion
Monday October 17, 2005 10:01 PM
By GINA HOLLAND
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Missouri officials must let a pregnant inmate have an abortion, the Supreme Court said Monday, rejecting an appeal by anti-abortion Gov. Matt Blunt.
Missouri, which has some of the strictest abortion laws in the country, argued taxpayers should not have to pick up the tab for transporting the woman to an abortion clinic.
The unanimous order declining to intervene comes as the Senate prepares for the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, during which lawmakers are sure to press her on abortion. She was picked to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a key swing voter in abortion cases who is retiring.
``I don't think the justices have ever wanted to have this fight under the bright glare of a political spotlight,'' said Stephen Wermiel, an American University law professor.
Blunt criticized the court, saying its decision ``is highly offensive to traditional Missouri values and is contrary to state law, which prohibits taxpayer dollars from being spent to facilitate abortions.''
The Republican governor earlier had denounced what he called ``an outrageous order from an activist federal judge'' who sided with the inmate. He called a special session this fall to pass new restrictions on abortion and has promised to work with abortion foes on more laws.
The inmate, known only as Jane Roe, is at least four months pregnant and her lawyers told justices that she is anxious and depressed. She found out she was pregnant after being arrested on a parole violation and sued the state after her attempts to get an abortion were rebuffed. ...........