JEFFERSON CITY — Abortion-rights opponent groups are raising concerns that legislation allowing certified midwives to deliver babies could inadvertently open the way for people other than doctors to perform abortions.
Midwifery provision challenged
Abortion-rights opponents hope to pass a new bill that eliminates midwifery.
Friday, May 18, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 9:38 p.m. CDT, Sunday, July 20, 2008
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