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October 22, 2012

AP: Dozens of states make it hard to get abortions

by Lindsey Tanner
The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — It's legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard and getting harder.

Just this year, 17 states set new limits on abortion; 24 did last year, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion rights nonprofit whose numbers are widely respected. In several states with the most restrictive laws, the number of abortions has fallen slightly, pleasing abortion opponents who say the laws are working.

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