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\nThe Kentucky House has passed a bill to ban a common abortion procedure when women are at least 11 weeks into their pregnancies.<\/p>\n
\nThe Kentucky House has passed a bill to ban a common abortion procedure when women are at least 11 weeks into their pregnancies.<\/p>\n
The measure cleared the Republican-led chamber on a 71-11 vote Monday (3\/12) after a sometimes-emotional debate. It now goes to the Senate. The bill would prohibit an abortion procedure called “dilation and evacuation” 11 weeks or later into a pregnancy, except in medical emergencies.<\/p>\n
Representative Addia Wuchner says her bill would ban a “brutal” procedure. She says it would not take away abortion rights.<\/p>\n
Abortion-rights activists say the bill would ban the most common method of second-trimester abortions. Lawmakers opposing the bill say it would infringe on a woman’s right to make her own medical decisions and would provoke a legal challenge if it becomes law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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