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April 3, 2013

Anti-Abortion Measures Advanced in Alabama, Indiana 
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Republican lawmakers continue to advance anti-abortion bills in several
states. On Tuesday, the Alabama state Senate approved 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. Alabama
Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to sign the bill after it is reconciled
with the state House version approved earlier in the year. A similar
effort in Mississippi is threatening the closure of the state's lone
abortion clinic. The Indiana House, meanwhile, has approved a bill
forcing clinics that provide the abortion pill to have full surgical
facilities on hand. If enacted, Planned Parenthood says the measure
would halt abortions at its clinic in the town of Lafayette. The
measures follow recent laws in North Dakota and Arkansas banning
abortion well before the constitutional right of 24 weeks.

 

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