Amy Goodman
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In Challenge to Roe v. Wade, North Dakota Enacts Law Banning Nearly All Abortions
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March 27, 2013
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11:05Now PlayingOn Tuesday, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law three bills that could effectively ban abortion in the state and set up a major legal challenge to Roe v. Wade, which 40 years ago legalized abortion at least in the first three months of pregnancy. One measure blocks abortions after an embryonic heartbeat can be detected, which can happen at six weeks of pregnancy or even earlier. Another bill would make North Dakota the first state to ban abortions based on genetic defects, such as Down Syndrome. A third bill, aimed at shuttering North Dakota's only abortion clinic, will require all physicians who perform abortions in the state to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. We speak to Tammi Kromenaker, the director of the Red River Women's Center, which is the state's only abortion provider. We also speak to one of the Republicans who voted against the antiabortion bills
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