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The Hill (Washington, DC)
Radical former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) has made a lot of gains since his sweep of Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri last week, but he does have a vulnerability that’s just starting to emerge — his lack of appeal to women. And that’s a problem that could plague him in the general election, should he win the GOP nomination.
Michigan Live (MI)
A bill that would protect pregnant women from being coerced into having an abortion cleared Michigan’s state House Committee on Tuesday.
Chicago Tribune (USA)
Oklahoma lawmakers edged closer toward trying to outlaw abortion on Wednesday by approving “personhood” legislation that assigns full legal rights to fertilized embryos.
