Medical assistant Allegra Pierce talks about the health services at Preterm, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Cleveland. An ultrasound machine rests in the background. A federal court in Cincinnati will hear complex legal arguments for and against Ohio's Down syndrome abortion ban Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in a case viewed as pivotal in the national debate over the procedure. The Ohio law prohibits physicians from performing an abortion if they're aware that a diagnosis of Down sy…
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March 11, 2020 9:11 a.m.
Down syndrome abortion ban is going before a federal court
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal court in Cincinnati will hear complex legal arguments Wednesday for and against Ohio's Down syndrome abortion ban in a case viewed as pivotal in the national debate over the procedure.