The Ellis County Press: Abortion-Related Bills Flood State Legislatures

Abortion-Related Bills Flood State Legislatures
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Texas News Service - www.newsservice.org  on 04/27/2011 11:06:00


AUSTIN, Texas - The number of abortion-related bills has dramatically increased
nationwide this year, with measures before legislators in more than 30 states.
Some would restrict insurance coverage for abortions, others would require
pre-abortion tests and waiting periods or cut funding to family-planning
services. Reproductive-health advocates say changes in the political make-up of
state legislatures after elections last fall played a major role in the
increase.
That's not what voters expected, according to the Rev. (contd.)
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