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Indiana likely to ban abortions based on fetal disabilities
Source: Reuters
World | Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:05pm EDT
Indiana likely to ban abortions based on fetal disabilities
BY BRENDAN O'BRIEN
Indiana is likely to become the second U.S. state to prohibit abortions based on the diagnosis of the fetus with a disability such as Down syndrome.
Republican Governor Mike Pence has until the end of the day to sign or veto the bill, which was ushered through the Republican-led legislature over the last three months. The bill still becomes law on Friday if the governor does not sign it but fails to veto it.
The legislature would need a two-thirds vote to override a veto, a threshold both chambers reached when passing the measure.
The bill would ban abortion if the expecting mother is seeking the procedure because the fetus has been diagnosed with certain disabilities. It also bans abortions based on race, gender or national origin.
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Indiana likely to ban abortions based on fetal disabilities
BY BRENDAN O'BRIEN
Indiana is likely to become the second U.S. state to prohibit abortions based on the diagnosis of the fetus with a disability such as Down syndrome.
Republican Governor Mike Pence has until the end of the day to sign or veto the bill, which was ushered through the Republican-led legislature over the last three months. The bill still becomes law on Friday if the governor does not sign it but fails to veto it.
The legislature would need a two-thirds vote to override a veto, a threshold both chambers reached when passing the measure.
The bill would ban abortion if the expecting mother is seeking the procedure because the fetus has been diagnosed with certain disabilities. It also bans abortions based on race, gender or national origin.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indiana-abortion-idUSKCN0WQ1U6
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