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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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Prenatal Care For Immigrants In Nebraska Bill Divides Anti-Abortion Lawmakers

By Laura Bassett Apr 10th 2012 - 06:16PM

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) has signed every anti-abortion bill that has crossed his desk since he was elected, including one that bans abortions after 20 weeks of gestation -- the most restrictive in the country -- based on the belief that fetuses at that age can feel pain.

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State Abortion Restrictions Hit Record High In 2011

By Laura Bassett Jan 06th 2012 - 04:49PM

Conservative state lawmakers set a record in 2011 for the highest number of anti-abortion and anti-family planning provisions enacted in a single year.

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Ohio Abortion Ban Challenges Terms Of Roe v. Wade

By Laura Bassett Jul 21st 2011 - 03:47PM

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) signed a bill on Wednesday that bans abortions after 20 weeks if the fetus is determined to be viable, making Ohio the latest in a series of states to ban late-term abortions.

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Man Arrested For Attempted Abortion Clinic Massacre Plot

By Laura Stampler May 26th 2011 - 09:09PM

A man has been arrested after traveling to Madison, Wis. with the alleged intention of killing abortion doctors.

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