LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Mike Beebe on Tuesday vetoed a ban on most abortions in Arkansas at 20 weeks into a pregnancy, setting up an override fight with a Republican-controlled Legislature that has been pushing for more restrictions on the procedure.
Beebe, a Democrat, said he vetoed the ban, which is based on the disputed belief that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks, because it runs afoul of the US Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion until the point where fetuses can survive outside the womb, usually at 22 to 24 weeks. The Republican sponsor of the measure said he will seek to override Beebe’s veto.
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Unless a 20 week abortion is a medical necessity, it is bad for the woman. At that point you have to give birth to something that looks likea baby and then it dies. The psychological impact a visual like that would have on someone is immense. If you have gone that far, then consider adoption.
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And which party is full of radicals?