Washington, United States (AFP) — The governor of North Dakota on Monday signed into law a bill that bans almost all abortions in the sparsely populated Midwest US state. Republican Governor Doug Burgum said in a statement that “this bill clarifies and refines existing state law” whose application was triggered last year when the conservative-dominated Supreme Court overturned federal guarantees to abortion access. Burgum said the new law, which takes effect immediately, “reaffirms North Dakota […]