Abortion and the Courts

Abortion and the Courts: abortion is frequently mentioned in court decisions. In the year prior to April 24, 2010:

* 552 judicial opinions have mentioned "abortion"
* slightly more than 200 of those were asylum cases (attempts to avoid deportation based on a claim of forced abortion in their homeland, typically China)
* for 13 out of the 552 opinions, Alliance Defense Fund (a conservative litigation group) filed briefs