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Wisconsin Bill Would Clarify Miscarriage Is Different From Abortion

Republican lawmakers are considering a proposal to clarify that medical professionals can remove a miscarried baby without violating state abortion law. The bill would amend state law “to except from the definition of abortion a physician’s performance of a medical procedure or...
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BOOKNOTES: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN: THE CASE FOR THE BODY IN PUBLIC BIOETHICS

  WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN: THE CASE FOR THE BODY IN PUBLIC BIOETHICS O. Carter...
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