Leah Torres

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FILE - In this May 10, 2016, file photo, Dr. Leah Torres, an obstetrician-gynecologist, poses for a photo at the Utah State in Salt Lake City. Last year, Utah enacted a first-in-the-nation law requiring that fetuses receive anesthesia or painkillers before elective abortions starting at 20 weeks gestation. Nine months later, the only licensed clinic providing those abortions in the state says no changes have been made in how doctors perform the procedures. Dr. Torres, one of five or six licensed physicians who perform elective late-term abortions at the clinic, said she went to legislators, the governor's office and the attorney general's office seeking an explanation on what treatment she's supposed to give. She said they gave her none and recommended she speak to a lawyer. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)