updated 3/6/2013 9:05:05 PM ET 2013-03-07T02:05:05

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a 2011 Idaho law that banned most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, ruling that the measure is unconstitutional.

Idaho is one of numerous states that have enacted late-term abortion prohibitions in recent years based on controversial medical research suggesting that a fetus feels pain starting at 20 weeks of gestation.

(Reporting by Laura Zuckerman; Editing by Steve Gorman and Eric Walsh)

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