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Fifteen states are considering banning abortions after five months of pregnancy.\u00a0 Nebraska and Kansas have passed it, and Iowa may be next:<\/p>\n

The Iowa Senate will consider a bill that bans abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, following approval of the measure by the state House Thursday night, lawmakers said Friday.<\/p>\n

State Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa, a Republican, said the bill is a priority because a Nebraska doctor has said he plans to open a clinic in Council Bluffs, Iowa where he would perform so-called \u201clate term\u201d abortions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a substantial and growing body of medical and scientific evidence that unborn babies at 20 weeks can feel intense pain when they are aborted,\u201d Hanusa said during debate Thursday. \u201cAt 20 weeks, unborn children have pain receptors throughout their body and nerves link these to the brain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iowa is one of 15 states considering a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, citing fetal pain research. The bills are modeled after a Nebraska law passed last year. A Kansas 20-week ban has already passed the state\u2019s legislature, and Gov. Sam Brownback is expected to sign it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via Iowa House bans abortion after 20th week of pregnancy | Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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