Scott Walker Makes Wisconsin the 14th State With 20-Week Abortion Ban

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Republican presidential hopeful Gov. Scott Walker on Monday banned abortions in Wisconsin after 20 weeks of pregnancy -- a law that is sure to curry favor with conservative voters but could be successfully challenged in court.

Wisconsin is the 14th state to pass a ban on abortions at no later than 20 weeks, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which challenges a standard set by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that says fetuses are generally considered "viable," or capable to live outside of the womb, between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy....

http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/tns-scott-walker-abortion-ban.html

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