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  • In Roe v. Wade, the  court ruled that with postfetal viability -- when the fetus's  critical organs can sustain independent life -- the  state "may go so far as to proscribe abortion during that period, except when it is necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother."

    'Health' of the Mother 2008

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