Social issues at the Legislature

Republicans in the Minnesota House and Senate have introduced a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. The state's largest anti-abortion group is backing the bill, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life says the bill is modeled after a law passed in Nebraska last year.

So far there's been a lot of talk about the budget at the Capitol but not so much about social issues. Reporter Tom Scheck joins All Things Considered to talk more about how social issues are playing, and what the fate of this bill and others might be this session.

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