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House Rejects “Fetal Pain” Measure

HeadlineDec 07, 2006

In the House, congressmembers rejected a Republican-authored measure Wednesday that would have required abortion providers to inform pregnant women abortions cause pain to the fetus. Under the proposal, a 20-week-old fetus would have been defined as a “pain-capable unborn child.”

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