Abortion foes gain on new front
State fetal pain' bills advance
By Joan Biskupic
USA TODAY

A new front in the debate over abortion is emerging in legislatures across the nation. Abortion foes are gaining ground with proposals to require doctors to tell women seeking abortions that their fetuses might feel pain during the procedure.

State fetal pain bills began popping up last year in the wake of other statutes that have drawn attention to the interests of fetuses, including bans on a procedure that its critics call partial birth abortion.

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