House to vote on legislation banning abortions after 20 weeks

The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks.
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The House of Representatives is set to vote Tuesday on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, CNN reports. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — which leaves open exceptions in cases of rape or incest, or if the mother's life is at risk — has failed in similar iterations in recent years, although President Trump announced his support of the legislation on Monday:

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