North Dakota Senate passes bill banning most abortions as early as 6 weeks into pregnancy

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

North Dakota Senate passes bill banning most abortions as early as 6 weeks into pregnancy

By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, March 15, 3:11 PM

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.

It’s one of several anti-abortion measures the state Legislature has weighed this session. The vote came with almost no debate in the Senate and after the same chamber approved another measure that would make North Dakota the first to ban abortions based on genetic defects such as Down syndrome.

That measure would also ban abortion based on gender selection. The Guttmacher Institute, which tracks abortion laws throughout the country, says Pennsylvania, Arizona and Oklahoma already have such laws.

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[sinkingfeeling]

1. I'm so glad these %^&*# fools are willing to waste $millions in lawsuits. Each and every one of

them should be forced to pay for the care, medical, and funeral expenses of every genetically defective fetus that they force a woman to bare. And to defend their laws in the courts.

[fizzgig]

2. nope, nothing more important to focus on

i get close to rage stroke when i read things like this

[woodsprite]

3. At just under 6wks our baby showed a heartbeat. At 8 wks, she didn't.

I didn't want a surgical procedure unless I needed it, but we ended up going that route inorder to have some genetic testing done to maybe have a better chance with subsequent pregnancies (girl - her heart didn't form properly due to Turner's Syndrome).

I hate non-medical people playing with other peoples lives just to get off over their control issues.