Headline Roundup • October 4th, 2017
House Passes New Abortion Bill
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The House passed a bill on Tuesday making it a crime to have an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. If it passes in the Senate, those who perform or attempt an abortion would serve up to five years in prison.
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20-week Abortion ban clears House, faces uphill Senate fight
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For the third time in five years, the Republican-led House has passed legislation that would prohibit most late-term abortions when the fetus can feel pain.
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