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Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling

by David CraryIris Samuels
| May 20, 2021 12:03 AM

It’s a ban that even supporters acknowledge will be hard to enforce. Yet 2021 has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states seeking to prohibit abortions based solely on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.

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