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Rapert's re-worked bill passes house committee

Posted: February 19, 2013 - 12:00pm

LITTLE ROCK — A House committee has approved a pair of bills that would restrict most abortions in Arkansas. One would ban most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy and another would ban them at 20 weeks.The 12-week ban passed the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on Tuesday after previously falling short of the votes needed to move on. The proposed ban is based on when a fetal heartbeat can be detected by abdominal ultrasound.The 20-week ban was developed on the disputed belief that an unborn child can feel pain at that point. Other states have approved similar restrictions.Both bills passed on voice votes.Gov. Mike Beebe has questioned whether the bills are unconstitutional but hasn't said whether he will veto either of them.

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reader 02/19/13 - 02:15 pm
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Here we go again

how many times is this and how many anti-abortion bills do we need?

ARVoiceofLogic
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ARVoiceofLogic 02/19/13 - 02:35 pm
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Until

every fertilized egg is born! Until reproduction is fully regulated! Until contraception is unavailable for all!

i_wonder
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i_wonder 02/19/13 - 03:08 pm
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like I said

Unpublished

He's working harder than a vacuum pump at Planned Parenthood.

Reaganesque
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Reaganesque 02/19/13 - 04:12 pm
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Well.................

Ha har read.

Until abortion is stopped. :)

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Zheking 02/19/13 - 05:14 pm
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We OBVIOUSLY just need to take the

We OBVIOUSLY just need to take the "Demolition Man" approach. Only virtual sex, pregnancy is illegal without a license, and all restaurants should be Taco Bell...

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