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Originally Posted by activeStick
In these states, will they still allow abortions to be carried out if birth defects, like anencephaly for example, are detected? They can't possibly be forcing mothers to put themselves and their babies at risk in these situations, right?
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Depends on the state. Many of them have exception clauses for rape, incest, "medical emergency" or "risk to the mother's life", but anencephaly isn't necessarily a risk to the mother so... in such states, probably no abortions allowed.