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Friday, March 15, 2013

Girls Only! North Dakota Senate Effectively Bans Abortion After Six Weeks of Pregnancy

Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 1:45 PM

This is fucking terrible:

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Senate on Friday approved banning abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, sending what would be the most stringent abortion restrictions in the U.S. to the state’s Republican governor for his signature.

The measure would ban most abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected, something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The House already approved the measure. Gov. Jack Dalrymple generally opposes abortion but has not said whether he will sign the bill into law.

To put things in perspective:

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If North Dakota Governor Dalrymple signs this bill into law, it'll basically ban abortion in North Dakota.

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