31.   Yes, there is a federal law that prohibits this practice.

32.   About two dozen states allow the execution of retarded killers, although some are considering laws prohibiting the practice.

33.   After an all-day debate at city hall, council members voted unanimously to accept a bylaw that prohibits the practice.

34.   As a condition of statehood, the practice was prohibited in the Utah Constitution.

35.   But the FTC wants the industry to expand voluntary codes prohibiting such practices and to sanction companies that run afoul of these guidelines.

36.   Despite some laws prohibiting the practice, preventive measures are weak and violators are rarely brought to justice.

37.   Freedom of religion does not exist in Saudi Arabia, where the government prohibits the practice of all religions except Islam.

38.   It follows that the enactment of a law prohibiting monopolistic practices in business should precede a government privatizing SEPs.

39.   Laws prohibiting the practice are not only a matter of punishment, the activists said.

40.   No Japanese law prohibits the practice, but ethical standards set by the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology restrict in-vitro insemination to married couples.