Karla Renée was 18 weeks into her being pregnant when she and her husband Sam discovered that the fetus had a critical genetic anomaly that might result in extreme bodily and psychological disabilities. They have been confronted with an unlimited and urgent resolution. In North Carolina, the place they reside, the present legislation forbids abortion after 20 weeks gestational age.

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Karla Renée was 18 weeks into her being pregnant when she and her husband Sam discovered that the fetus had a critical genetic anomaly that might result in extreme bodily and psychological disabilities. They have been confronted with an unlimited and urgent resolution. In North Carolina, the place they reside, the present legislation forbids abortion after 20 weeks gestational age.

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