Down syndrome abortion ban clears Ohio House committee

COLUMBUS — A proposal to ban abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome has cleared an Ohio legislative panel over the objections of abortion-rights groups.Advocates of the measure, which cleared the House Health Committee Wednesday, contend terminating pregnancies in such cases is a form of discrimination stemming for misinformation and society's growing perfectionism.Physicians convicted of performing an abortion under such circumstances could be charged with a fourth-degree felony,