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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 syndrome, or the possibility, is influencing the decision. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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…

March 11, 2020

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US appeals judges hear Down syndrome abortion arguments
March 11, 2020 4:59 p.m.

US appeals judges hear Down syndrome abortion arguments

CINCINNATI (AP) — Federal judges on Wednesday sharply questioned attorneys on both sides of an Ohio law that faces doctors with a felony charge if they perform abortions aimed at preventing the birth of a baby with Down syndrome.