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CHICAGO (AP) — Abortion rights groups are trying to put reproductive health protections on the ballot in several states this year. And one major difference in their proposed language is whether it includes an exception for mental health. Missouri’s proposal would allow lawmakers to restrict abortions after the fetus is deemed viable, except “when the abortion is necessary to protect the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant person.” become. Similar measures have been proposed in Arizona, but proposals in Florida, Montana and Nebraska do not explicitly mention mental health. The CDC says mental health conditions were the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths from 2017 to 2019.
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