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Nebraska Bill Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

By Mara GayFeb 25th 2010 – 2:49PM
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(Feb. 25) -- Nebraska lawmakers have found a new tactic in the fight against abortion: If a fetus can feel pain, they say, it cannot be aborted. So they are moving forward with the Abortion Pain Prevention Act, a bill aimed at ending the "substantial pain" to the "unborn child" caused by abortion. If the bill passes, the...

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  • 10/15/10 FRC Praises Nebraska's Newly Enacted Abortion Pain... Source: PR Newswire WASHINGTON , Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council today congratulates Nebraska State Senator Mike Flood for the successful passage and implementation of the Abortion Pain Prevention Act.     This measure protects unborn children from being aborted after 20 weeks.  The bill was signed into law by Gov. Dave Heineman in April, and takes effect today.

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