Debate over a proposed ban on certain abortions has been put on hold by the Minnesota Senate. Abortion opponents say the Senate majority leader squelched debate because he didnt have enough votes today to defeat the ban on so-called "partial birth" abortions. From the capitol, Minnesota Public Radio's Eric Jansen reports: The state senate ended its session abruptly in the heat of a controversy over late-term abortions. Senators had been considering a bill that would have allowed doctors, welfare case workers and others to report women who drink alcohol while pregnant. Northfield Senator Tom Neuville attached an amendment to that bill to ban what are called partial birth abortions.