USA TODAY- North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed the nation’s most restrictive ban on abortions Tuesday in what he said was a deliberate attempt to test the Supreme Court boundaries of Roe. v. Wade.
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One of three news laws bans performing an abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which could be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
Doctors performing such abortions could face up to five years in prison. Women having such an abortion would not face charges.
A second measure bans abortions based on genetic defects such as Down syndrome, and a third adds new hospital admitting requirements that would make it more difficult for North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic in Fargo to remain open.
