▁of ▁four ▁specified ▁conditions ▁( de ath ▁or ▁serious ▁imp air ment ▁to ▁the ▁mother , ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁a ▁child ▁being ▁born ▁with ▁a ▁" gra ve ▁and ▁permanent ▁physical ▁de form ity ▁or ▁mental ▁ret ard ation ", ▁a ▁pre gn ancy ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 6 ▁weeks ▁ar ising ▁from ▁for cible ▁ra pe ▁or ▁inc est , ▁or ▁a ▁girl ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁made ▁pre gn ant ▁by ▁ra pe ▁or ▁inc est ). ▁ ▁Pre viously , ▁Colorado ▁and ▁other ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁allowed ▁abort ion ▁of ▁a ▁pre gn ancy ▁only ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁" a ▁severe ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁physical ▁health ▁of ▁the ▁mother " ▁or ▁" pre gn an cies ▁resulting ▁from ▁for cible ▁ra pe "; ▁Love ▁said ▁that ▁letters ▁and ▁tele gram s ▁were ▁" about ▁ 2 , 6 0 0 ▁against ▁and ▁about ▁ 2 , 4 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁bill ". ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁the ▁state ▁director ▁of ▁health ▁and ▁hosp it als ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year ▁old ▁ra pe ▁victim ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁the ▁first ▁legal ized ▁abort ion ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁reform ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁b ab ies ▁born ▁with ▁birth ▁defect s ; ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁California ▁would ▁make ▁similar ▁changes ▁in ▁their ▁laws ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁and ▁Georgia ▁and ▁Maryland ▁would