Abortion firsts.

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Nebraska lawmakers, according to the Associated Press, passed a first-of-its-kind abortion measure requiring doctors to screen women to determine whether they were pressured into having abortions. They will also have to assess whether the women have "physical, psychological, emotional, demographic or situational" factors that could lead to mental or physical problems after an abortion. Supporters say it's no different than other medical procedures in which patients are screened for possible problems. Doctors will have to tell patients whether they...