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Line 9: − |- − |[[Russia]] − |"The changes require abortion providers to devote 10 percent of any advertising to describing the dangers of abortion to a woman’s health, and the changes make it illegal to describe abortion as a safe medical procedure."<ref>http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2011/07/16/russia_adopts_law_meant_to_clamp_down_on_abortion/</ref> − |Russian politicians indicated that more [[pro-life]] laws will be passed too. − |A bit ironic? The [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]] had the highest abortion rate in the world. Line 19:
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|Kansas
|Kansas
|The bill SB 36, signed into law in May 2011, contains many of these reforms. The provisions, if ultimately enforced, may curtail the large numbers traveling from Missouri to have abortions in Kansas, due to its prior lack of protections.
|The bill SB 36, signed into law in May 2011, contains many of these reforms. The provisions, if ultimately enforced, may curtail the large numbers traveling from Missouri to have abortions in Kansas, due to its prior lack of protections.
|A Democratic Governor and Attorney General were replaced by Republicans.
|A Democratic Governor and Attorney General were replaced by Republicans.
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|North Carolina
|Cut off funding for Planned Parenthood, overriding its Democratic Governor's veto to do so. The Democratic Governor also vetoed a [[sonogram law]] and a requirement of a 24-hour waiting period after state-mandated counseling before having an abortion, and legislature seems to be one vote short of being able to override.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/06/28/business-us-abortion-nc_8538727.html</ref>
|Became the third state, after Kansas and Indiana above, to terminate this funding for the nation's largest [[abortion]] provider
|North Carolina is a must-win state for [[Obama]] in 2012, so much so that the Democratic National Convention will be there
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|Indiana
|Indiana
|The Republican Governor [[Mitch Daniels]] didn't propose it, but did sign it into law.
|The Republican Governor [[Mitch Daniels]] didn't propose it, but did sign it into law.
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|North Carolina
|[[Russia]]
|"The changes require abortion providers to devote 10 percent of any advertising to describing the dangers of abortion to a woman’s health, and the changes make it illegal to describe abortion as a safe medical procedure."<ref>http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2011/07/16/russia_adopts_law_meant_to_clamp_down_on_abortion/</ref>
|Became the third state, after Kansas and Indiana above, to terminate this funding for the nation's largest [[abortion]] provider
|Russian politicians indicated that more [[pro-life]] laws will be passed too.
|North Carolina is a must-win state for [[Obama]] in 2012, so much so that the Democratic National Convention will be there
|A bit ironic? The [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]] had the highest abortion rate in the world.
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|South Dakota
|South Dakota