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North Dakota's governor has signed a law banning nearly all abortions

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol earlier this month in Bismarck, N.D. Burgum signed an abortion ban at six weeks of pregnancy — even in cases of rape or incest — into law on Monday. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks' gestation.

In those early weeks, abortion would be allowed only in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency, such as ectopic pregnancy.

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