Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Signs Most Extreme Abortion Ban in U.S.

by Gary Kopycinski on April 16, 2012

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NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012. On Friday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed the most extreme abortion ban in the United States, banning all abortion after 20 weeks with very limited exception. Like the mandatory ultrasound bill Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed earlier this year, this bill represents an extreme overreach by far-right lawmakers, Planned Parenthood Federation of America said today.