ABORTION. A wide-ranging abortion bill redefines the end of the first trimester of pregnancy and ends all public funding of abortion clinics. Public funds are already banned from going directly toward abortions, but under the new law, no public money would go to organizations such as Planned Parenthood for any reason. Last year, the state sent $131,000 in federal funds to Planned Parenthood for non-abortion related services. The new law also requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, or else a transfer agreement with that hospital. A similar law in Texas is now being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. Because many clinics were not close to hospitals, and some hospitals refuse admitting privileges, the Texas law resulted in the closure of more than half of the abortion clinics in the state.