Grassley ready to back partial birth ban amid health risk concerns
The issue resurfaces as Sen. Grassley signals support for a federal partial birth ban similar to Iowa law. Pro choice and anti abortion groups contest health exemptions, with debate intensified by recent disclosures and new votes in Congress.
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Dysplastic Nevi Linked to Higher Melanoma Risk
A National Cancer Institute study of 716 melanoma patients and 1,014 controls finds that one dysplastic nevus increases melanoma risk twofold and ten or more raise it twelvefold. Melanoma is the most serious skin cancer with about 40,300 cases expected this year.
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Iowa doctors not performing late-term partial-birth abortions
The Emma Goldman Clinic Iowa City and Planned Parenthood report abortion services only up to 12 weeks. Afterward, second trimester cases are referred to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Iowa law on feticide and partial-birth wording remains debated. A bill to ban partial-birth abortions was postponed this year.
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