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Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Monday appropriately vetoed a bill that proposed shocking intrusions into a woman's privacy and authority to make her own medical decisions.

Siblings, parents, grandparents and spouses of pregnant women could seek court orders to stop abortions after the 21st week of pregnancy. The bill gives those same individuals broad leeway to sue doctors in the aftermath of abortions. It also would make it easier for county and district attorneys to gain access to medical records.

Supporters of this proposal have couched it as protection against women being coerced into having abortions. But proponents have presented no reliable data that coercion is widespread. The real motive is to ease the way for anti-abortion activists to harass providers and get their hands on sensitive medical records. Members of the House and Senate should uphold the governor's veto.-- Kansas City Star

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Despite what some abortion foes believe, few if any women favor abortion. Neither do the poor or homeless choose their lot in life, but they sometimes find themselves penniless or living on the streets. All are social issues that must be solved by communities, not lawmakers.

For battle-weary Democrats, the big news out of Pennsylvania is pretty simple: Their nightmare continues.

In the seven weeks between the Texas and Ohio primaries in early March and Tuesday's balloting in Pennsylvania, the tone of both Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's campaigns became markedly more negative, and both candidates displayed new vulnerabilities that John McCain can easily exploit.

Despite a relatively narrow loss Tuesday, Obama is likely to be leading in both popular votes and convention delegates when the last primary results are counted on June 3. But it is almost certain that he will be short of the number needed for nomination, leaving the final choice to the almost 800 superdelegates -- elected officials and party leaders.

And that is where trouble looms. Until now, Democrats have been congratulating themselves on a contest that has attracted millions of new voters. Many had become disillusioned with politics. Many were independents or converted Republicans. It seemed to bode well for November.

But now all the worried Democrats can see are more and more first-time voters who will be frustrated and angry if their candidate is counted out in a process they neither sanctioned nor really understand.