Public support for abortion has been falling for years, as technological advances and moral arguments are closing the gap in the nation's conscience.

Last week, Congress took concrete steps toward the passage of a ban on partial-birth abortions when a House-Senate conference committee agreed on the final version of that legislation and when the House of Representatives passed this bill by a vote of 281-142.

The Senate is scheduled to take up the bill as early as this week, and passage is expected, since the chamber passed another form of the bill just months ago. The massive margin of victory in the House-almost a two-to-one landslide-should encourage the Senate to pass the bill quickly.

President Bush has already pledged to sign the bill and the partial-birth-abortion procedure may soon be history.

That's great news for all Americans--born and unborn.

I'm Albert Mohler.