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State 'Fetal Pain' Bills Yet To Face Court Challenges  Most
State 'Fetal Pain' Bills Yet To Face Court Challenges  August
14, 2012 — Several states have enacted abortion bans later in
pregnancy based on the disputed theory that a fetus can feel
pain after 20 weeks of gestation, but only one has been
challenged in court, Politico reports.  Although congressional
attempts to enact so-called "fetal pain" legislation have
stalled, abortion-rights opponents have found a foothold in
conservative state legislatures since early 2010, resulting in
the passage of measures in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho,
Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Earlier this
month, an appeals court issued a temporary injunction against
the Arizona law after an abortion-rights group and three
physicians challenged the measure.  The American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists says there is no legitimate
scientific evidence that fetuses can feel pain at 20