Gov't Begins Defense of Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
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LINCOLN, Neb. — The U.S. government began defending a federal ban on a certain type of abortion by calling doctors who testified that the procedure has not been studied enough to determine whether it is safe or medically justified.
Dr. Watson A. Bowes (search), professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, testified Monday that he knew of no instance where the banned procedure — known as "intact dilation and extraction," or D&X (search) — has been needed to protect the health of the mother.
He also said he knew of no studies proving that the procedure would be more dangerous than any comparable technique.
"I don't think we know the relative risks of these procedures," Bowes said.
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