North Dakota Republican Sen. Margaret Sitte is the primary sponsor of the North Dakota bill

... It would have also prohibited the intentional destruction of healthy embryos, a move to block embryonic stem cell research. A week ago, lawmakers sent Gov. Jack Dalrymple, a Republican, one bill that outlaws abortion as early as six weeks and ...

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