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What abortions are legal in the US today?

How far along doe a woman have to be before it's not okay to kill her baby? When is a fetus considerred viable?

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it depends on the state. From Wikipedia:

"abortion is legal but may be restricted by the states to varying degrees. States have passed laws to restrict late term abortions, require parental notification for minors, and mandate the disclosure of abortion risk information to patients prior to the procedure"

If you want to research the laws in your own state, you might want to visit a public law library. Here's a list of some:
http://aallnet.org/sis/sccll/membership/libraries.htm

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