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Jan 30, 2026
Abortion restrictions: Arizona lawmakers push for criminal penalties for women and providers
Key points Arizona lawmakers advance three abortion restrictions, including criminal penalties for women who get “partial-birth abortions” HB 2074 requires health care providers to contact prosecutors, with a year in […]
Aug 2, 2012
U.S. House can’t muster votes to pass Franks bill limiting abortions in Washington
A bill by Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, to ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy failed to get the two-thirds majority needed to pass the House Tuesday.
The House voted 220-154 for the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, shy of the 250 votes needed to make up the two-thirds of those present.
