REBECCA BOONE and JOHN HANNA

FILE- Abortion-rights supporters rally at the State Capitol, on May 3, 2022, in Oklahoma City. Rape, incest and the health of the fetus or mother were once accepted reasons to obtain an abortion in even the most conservative Republican-led states. Alabama and Oklahoma have enacted a ban with no exceptions. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

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In abortion fight, conservatives push to end all exceptions
By REBECCA BOONE AND JOHN HANNA - Associated Press
Fri,05/06/22-2:26PM , 117 Reads
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Angela Housley was halfway through her pregnancy when she learned the fetus was developing without parts of its brain and skull and would likely die within hours or days of birth, if it survived that long.

The news came during her 20-week ultrasound.
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Chance of Rain: 30%
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