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Partial-birth abortion ban passes in landslide votes in Michigan

A bill that would ban partial-birth abortion passed the Michigan state legislature in landslide votes yesterday, reports LifeSiteNews.com.

SB 160, which bans the procedure except when it is deemed necessary to save the mother’s life, was approved by the Senate in a vote of 29-8. A companion bill establishing a two year prison sentence for doctors who violate the law was also passed.

The House version of the bill passed later that day, 75-33.

Although partial birth abortion has been illegal in all 50 states since the passage of the federal partial birth abortion ban act in 2003, sponsors of the Michigan bill say that state legislation is necessary to ensure enforcement on the local level.

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[09/24/2011]

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