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Nebraska to require mental, physical screenings before abortion
April 13, 2010
BY NATE JENKINS
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska could become the first state to require doctors to screen women for
possible mental and physical problems before performing abortions under a bill that received
final approval from the nonpartisan Legislature on Monday.
Republican Gov. Dave Heineman's office said Monday he will sign the bill today, along with
another groundbreaking abortion measure lawmakers are expected to pass then. That bill
would ban abortions after 20 weeks based on the assertion that fetuses feel pain.
Both bills are likely to be challenged in court. Abortion rights activists describe the measure
passed Monday as a drastic shift in abortion policy that would block abortions by scaring
doctors who might perform them. They say the second bill is aimed at blocking late-term
abortions in one of the few states where there's a doctor willing to perform them.
Abortion foes defend both bills. They say the one passed Monday could help prevent
post-abortion medical problems and brings pre-abortion screenings in line with what is done
before other types of medical procedures.
The bill requires a doctor or other health professional to screen women to determine whether
they were pressured into having abortions. Doctors also must assess whether women have risk
factors that could lead to mental or physical problems after an abortion. Associated Press.
Choose one:
Women with mental health problems should reproduce more of their genes.
Women with mental health problems should NOT reproduce more of their genes.
This bill indicates that humans are mostly rational.
This bill indicates that humans are mostly emotional.
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Nebraska to require mental, physical screenings before abortion
April 13, 2010
BY NATE JENKINS
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska could become the first state to require doctors to screen women for
possible mental and physical problems before performing abortions under a bill that received
final approval from the nonpartisan Legislature on Monday.
Republican Gov. Dave Heineman's office said Monday he will sign the bill today, along with
another groundbreaking abortion measure lawmakers are expected to pass then. That bill
would ban abortions after 20 weeks based on the assertion that fetuses feel pain.
Both bills are likely to be challenged in court. Abortion rights activists describe the measure
passed Monday as a drastic shift in abortion policy that would block abortions by scaring
doctors who might perform them. They say the second bill is aimed at blocking late-term
abortions in one of the few states where there's a doctor willing to perform them.
Abortion foes defend both bills. They say the one passed Monday could help prevent
post-abortion medical problems and brings pre-abortion screenings in line with what is done
before other types of medical procedures.
The bill requires a doctor or other health professional to screen women to determine whether
they were pressured into having abortions. Doctors also must assess whether women have risk
factors that could lead to mental or physical problems after an abortion. Associated Press.
Choose one:
Women with mental health problems should reproduce more of their genes.
Women with mental health problems should NOT reproduce more of their genes.
This bill indicates that humans are mostly rational.
This bill indicates that humans are mostly emotional.
Next
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