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Bill Targets Late-Term Abortions

A bill that would prohibit women from getting an abortion 20 weeks after pregnancy has cleared its first hurdle in the Idaho Senate. The Senate State Affairs Committee advanced 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/ Associated Press . More here.

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