Federal judge strikes down Idaho ban on late-term abortions

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a 2011 Idaho law that banned most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, ruling that the measure is unconstitutional. Idaho is one of at least eight states that have enacted late-term abortion prohibitions in recent years based on controversial medical research suggesting that a fetus feels pain starting at 20 weeks of gestation. Arkansas became the latest to enact such a measure on February 28 when the state Senate voted to join its lower house of the legislature in overriding a gubernatorial veto of it. …