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State lawmakers have enacted 90 abortion restrictions this year.

Some of those laws require a woman to wait 48 hours before obtaining an abortion. Others ban the procedure if it's for a certain reason, such as a genetic abnormality.
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But it is the bans on abortion at a certain point in a pregnancy that have received the most attention recently.

Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee have joined Texas in attempting to prohibit abortions after about six weeks.
What makes the Texas law distinctive is its unusual enforcement mechanism: Rather than having the state government enforce the ban, the Texas law encourages private citizens to sue anyone who helps a woman receive an abortion after a heartbeat is detected.
The new, controversial law in Texas law bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy and before many people realize they are pregnant.

There are no exemptions in cases of rape or incest. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
Abortion rights advocates were hoping the U.S. Supreme Court would act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.

But so far, the high court has remained mum.
"So now so many are asking where they can get free tests and Plan B and more because if you're pregnant after six weeks in Texas, you're given no options," said Kat Smith, a volunteer for the Buckle Bunnies Fund.
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