Here's a news item from the Associated Press:  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would prohibit women from getting an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy has cleared its first hurdle in the Idaho Senate. The Senate State Affairs Committee introduced a bill Friday based on emerging, yet disputed medical evidence that fetuses 20 weeks post conception experience pain. Republican Sen. Chuck Winder says the bill simply protects the unborn from having to experience pain and suffering. Winder's bill is being pushed by Idaho Right to Life and modeled after a Nebraska law that took effect in October and outlaws abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. The Idaho version would allow exceptions in cases when the mother's health is at risk. Democratic Sen. Michelle Stennett says the bill risks a woman's right to choose and is poses risk to physicians who perform other medical procedures critical during pregnancy.