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Palin Will Not Allow Abortion Bills In Special Session

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Palin Will Not Allow Abortion Bills In Special Session

Governor Sarah Palin said she will not allow two abortion bills to expand an upcoming special legislative session. File photo, Alaska Suerstation ABC®.

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Two abortion bills that failed to pass during the regular legislative session will not be added to the agenda of a special session on a natural gas pipeline, said Governor Sarah Palin. Wasilla republican and Senate President Lyda Green made the request only to receive a biting response from Palin.

Palin questioned why Green and her fellow Wasilla republican Charlie Huggins did not exercise their ability to move the bills out of committee to a floor vote in the regular session. She also suggested that the Legislature could call itself into special session to consider the parental consent and partial birth abortion bills.

A two-thirds vote would be required to pass in both the House and Senate for any session requested by a lawmaker.

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