Gov. Rick Perry threw his support Tuesday behind legislation that would ban abortion in Texas after 20 weeks, the point at which he and other anti-abortion activists say a fetus can feel pain. The Legislature, which will convene Jan. 8 for a 140-day session that occurs every two years, will also consider a bill that would require physicians who perform abortions to have an agreement with a nearby hospital, allowing them to admit a patient in case of an emergency, Perry said. Perry - a past and possibly future Republican presidential candidate - said he wants "to make abortion at any stage a thing of the past," but because that isn't possible under federal law, the Legislature has an...
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