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July 31, 2012

Judge Declines to Block Arizona Abortion Law 
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A federal judge has refused to block a new anti-abortion law in Arizona,
clearing the way for it to take effect later this week. The law bans
abortion after 20 weeks gestation — or 18 weeks post-fertilization —
except in medical emergencies. Abortion rights advocates have vowed to
appeal, calling the measure among the most extreme of more than six
similar bans across the United States.

 

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