The Senate majority leader plans to introduce legislation defining a "medically necessary" abortion.
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The Alaska Supreme Court has held that the state must fund medically necessary abortions if it funds medically necessary services for others with financial needs. A legislative legal opinion last year said it's not clear what constitutes medically necessary, and that it's likely only further litigation will provide greater clarity.
An official for Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest said any restriction on access to abortions would be "blatant government overreach."
Friday, January 25, 2013
It's Only Bad When It Happens to Them
Caught this AP article off the daily newsfeed for a local AM station back on January 23rd [emphasis mine]:
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