abortions

The Idaho Senate  has voted 24-10 to pass legislation banning abortions once a fetus has reached 20 weeks. Republican Senator Chuck Winder's measure now goes to the House for debate. If it becomes law, Idaho could follow Nebraska in banning abortions after 20 weeks despite a state attorney general's opinion that found the bill is unconstitutional...

An Idaho Senate panel voted 7-2 in favor of a ban on abortions after a fetus has reached 20 weeks following fertilization. (The party-line vote of the Senate State Affairs Committee came Wednesday morning after 2 1/2 hours of testimony. The measure now goes to the full Senate...