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    Will Zika change abortion politics?

    Aedes aegypti mosquito which spreads the Zika virus Photo by jentavery Zika is spreading to the US, with cases on the rise in Florida and travel-related cases in Texas, North Carolina and Alabama – all states with strict laws that ban abortion after 20 to 24 weeks. Now there's evidence that Zika could change public opinion and politics…

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Aug 25, 2016 • 1 min read

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    Zika is spreading to the US, with cases on the rise in Florida and travel-related cases in Texas, North Carolina and Alabama – all states with strict laws that ban abortion after 20 to 24 weeks. Now there's evidence that Zika could change public opinion and politics around late-term abortions. Pregnant women infected with Zika have a high risk of giving birth to babies with microcephaly, a birth defect in which a baby is born with an abnormally small head and an underdeveloped brain, is usually detected after 20 weeks. Tresa Undem is a pollster with PerryUndem and an expert on American's opinions about abortion.

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Katie Cooper

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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    US and Turkey, a strained relationship of long-time allies
    1. 1:52Is Trump flipping on his immigration stance?
    2. 8:46The uneasy alliance between Turkey and the US
    3. 44:32Will Zika change abortion politics?You’re reading this
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