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Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles Wednesday vetoed abortion-restiction bills that he said "are clearly unconstitutional and which infringe on the choice and rights of Alaska women." One of the bills would outlaw the so-called "partial-birth" abortion procedure, except in cases where women would die without the procedure. The other bill would mandate parental or judicial consent for minors seeking abortions.The Democratic governor said the two abortion bills passed earlier this month by the Republican-controlled Legislature would violate the Alaska constitution's explicit guarantee of personal privacy, as well as federal and state protections for abortion rights.