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Disabled Musician Testifies on New Hampshire Bill That Would Ban Abortion After ‘Viability’

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Christopher Duffley, 26, born premature with a cocaine addiction and a condition that eventually rendered him blind, sees himself as a candidate for pregnancy termination. He spoke in favor of a bill in the New Hampshire legislature that would ban abortions after so-called "viability," which refers to the ability of a fetus to live outside of a mother's womb, except in cases of medical emergency.

Christopher Duffley, 26, born premature with a cocaine addiction and a condition that eventually rendered him blind, sees himself as a candidate for pregnancy termination. He spoke in favor of a bill in the New Hampshire legislature that would ban abortions after so-called "viability," which refers to the ability of a fetus to live outside of a mother's womb, except in cases of medical emergency.…