WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- With some success, abortion foes are pushing bills in more states to require doctors to tell abortion seekers the procedure can cause pain to fetuses.
"Fetal pain" bills were introduced in 19 states in 2005, and were passed in Arkansas, Georgia, Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA Today reports. The Wisconsin bill, however, was vetoed last month by Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, who cited a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that there is no conclusive evidence of when a fetus first feels pain.
However, more such bills are being introduced in other states as a follow up to other statutes, including a ban on the so-called "partial-birth" abortions.
Most of these bills would apply to women whose fetus is at 20 weeks or more. The bills are the latest attempt by abortion foes to pave the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Roe vs. Wade, the decision that legalized abortion, the report said.
