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In reference to:
U.S. women face harder path to abortion as states extend waiting periods, Reuters, 5/13/15
... "This doesn’t stop an abortion," said Mary Spaulding Balch, director of the National Right to Life Committee's state legislation department. "This just gives the mother time to reflect."
http://news.yahoo.com/u-women-face-harder-path-abortion-states-extend-171603118.html
... "This doesn’t stop an abortion," said Mary Spaulding Balch, director of the National Right to Life Committee's state legislation department. "This just gives the mother time to reflect."
http://news.yahoo.com/u-women-face-harder-path-abortion-states-extend-171603118.html
In all seriousness, thanks so much for your post - it was very educational to me. (Not that I ever supported a 20 week limit! But it gives me ammo when some idiot yammers about fetal pain -- supposedly the rationale for the 20 week limit -- and a scientifically very dubious one at that)
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