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April 15, 2013

North Dakota House Approves 20-Week Abortion Ban 
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North Dakota lawmakers have advanced new restrictions on abortion
rights. The North Dakota State House voted Friday to outlaw abortions
after 20 weeks of pregnancy, which anti-choice activists believe marks
the point at which a fetus can feel pain. The vote comes weeks after
North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple signed a measure banning abortion
once an embryonic heartbeat is detectable, which can happen at six weeks
of pregnancy, or even earlier.

 

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