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Missouri, latest US state to restrict abortion
The Missouri House passed a bill on Friday banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, making it the latest US state to pass restrictions on ending a pregnancy.
May 17, 2019
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Mississippi governor signs 'heartbeat' abortion law
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday signed a bill to outlaw most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy.
Mar 21, 2019
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Choice of monitoring method could be key for babies with poor growth in the womb
Babies that grow poorly in the womb could have better outcomes if a method for the timing of delivery was used more widely, a study suggests.
Mar 4, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Turkish womb transplant woman 6 weeks pregnant
A hospital says a Turkish woman who became the first person to successfully receive a donor womb is six weeks into a "healthy" pregnancy.
Apr 29, 2013
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Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans
Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are preparing for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the toughest bans on abortion in the U.S.
Mar 31, 2013
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US appeals court rules against strict state abortion law
A U.S. appeals court affirmed a ruling Wednesday that struck down one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country: a North Dakota law that bans abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early ...
Jul 22, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Miscarriage linked to maternal Zika infection
(HealthDay)—Dutch researchers are reporting a case of miscarriage tied to maternal infection with the Zika virus. The report was published online July 27 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Jul 28, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New method for monitoring fetal heartbeat
Researchers have developed a technique to accurately isolate fetal heart sounds from background noise in acoustic recordings, allowing them to distinguish between different segments of the fetal heartbeat. This technique ...
Sep 11, 2017
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US judge delays state's abortion law
(AP)—A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a new North Dakota law that bans abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected—as early as six weeks into pregnancy, calling the law "clearly invalid and unconstitutional."
Jul 22, 2013
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Beebe vetoes bill to ban abortions at 12 weeks
(AP)—Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has vetoed legislation that would have banned abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy.
Mar 4, 2013
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