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Richmond Briefs.For more than a decade both side of Virginia’s abortion debate had considered closed the issue of ‘informed consent.*
Now state Del. Stephen Martin (R-27th District) has reopened the controversial issue. Martin is pushing legislation to require doctors to tell women 24 hours before an abortion about the medical risks and possible complications.
Under his bill, physicians also would be required to outline the medical risks of carrying a baby to term and disclose the probable gestational age of the unborn child. And doctors would have to tell patients that printed materials depicting fetal development are available and
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