Twenty are expanding, including Republicans Brian Sandoval of Nevada, Susana Martinez of New Mexico, JackDalrymple of North Dakota and even, on Monday, Ohio's John Kasich.
North Dakota Gov. JackDalrymple, a Republican, characterized his state's new law as "a legitimate attempt by a state legislature to discover the boundaries" of the Roe decision.
The measure requiring doctors with hospital-admitting privileges to perform abortions and the so-called fetal heartbeat and fetal pain bills were the first to reach Gov. Jack Dalrymple's desk Monday afternoon.
