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More than a dozen young pages were absent from the House chamber as lawmakers debated a bill making it easier to ban abortions earlier in a pregnancy. The legislation says abortions are criminal anytime the child might live with the help of medical advances. Rep. Charles Van Zant says the change only makes sense.“This bill appropriately bans abortions after viability in protection of the unborn child. Yet provides clear exceptions so that this ban also protects the mother” explained Van Zant.

After the vote on party lines, the pages were brought back into the Chamber. Similar legislation cleared a Senate Committee and is ready for a floor vote in that chamber.