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    <title>NPR: fetal anomalies</title>
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      <title>At 18 weeks pregnant, she faced an immense decision with just days to make it</title>
      <description>About halfway into her pregnancy, Karla found out her fetus had a severe genetic anomaly. As she grappled with an uncertain prognosis, she was up against North Carolina&apos;s 20-week abortion limit.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:38:35 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/27/1131410832/abortion-law-exception-fetal-anomaly</link>
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      <dc:creator>Selena Simmons-Duffin</dc:creator>
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