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Louisiana moves to ban 'partial-birth' abortions
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Jun 04, 2007 05:15am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Monday, June 4, 2007 11:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Louisiana is on track to become the first state to outlaw a rare late-term abortion procedure, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld a federal ban.
A state Senate committee is expected to debate two bills this week that would ban so-called "partial birth" abortions, a surgical procedure that has become the center of angry debate between pro-choice and anti-abortion forces.
Other states are expected to consider similar bans, though Louisiana is the first to take action on legislation. A bill to criminalize the procedure has been introduced in Michigan's Legislature, but lawmakers have not acted on it.
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