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April 10, 2013

Alabama Gov. Signs Anti-Abortion Law; Arkansas Senate Advances New Curbs 
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Republican Gov. Robert Bentley of Alabama has signed into law a measure
forcing clinics to have a state-licensed physician present at every
abortion. Such doctors would also have to obtain admitting privileges at
a local hospital, a step that can be impossible for abortion providers.
The law is set to take effect in July. A similar effort is threatening
the closure of the lone abortion clinic in Mississippi, but legal
challenges are expected in both states. The state Senate in Arkansas,
meanwhile, has advanced a measure that would cut off sex education
grants to Planned Parenthood for providing abortions. Planned Parenthood
says the measure could affect doctors and rape crisis centers for
referring women to the group's services.

 

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