๐บ๐ธ Texas has just enforced the strictest abortion law in the US.
๐จ But itโs not the only state seeking to overturn the landmark #RoevWade ruling in the 1970s that legalized abortion nationwide.
๐งต Here's what's happening across the nation.๐
๐จ But itโs not the only state seeking to overturn the landmark #RoevWade ruling in the 1970s that legalized abortion nationwide.
๐งต Here's what's happening across the nation.๐
๐ด Texas
๐ซ The #SB8 law banning abortions after 6 weeks came into effect after the Supreme Court declined to block it.
โ Yet rights groups say 85%-90% of abortions in Texas are obtained after 6 weeks.
๐ Doctors who perform abortions after the cut-off mark can now be sued.
๐ซ The #SB8 law banning abortions after 6 weeks came into effect after the Supreme Court declined to block it.
โ Yet rights groups say 85%-90% of abortions in Texas are obtained after 6 weeks.
๐ Doctors who perform abortions after the cut-off mark can now be sued.
๐ด Mississippi
๐ The Supreme Court agreed to hear the state's bid to revive a law that bans abortion after 15 weeks.
โ๏ธ The ruling is expected next year.
โญ๏ธ Louisiana approved a similar ban, but it will not take effect before Mississippi's law is decided upon.
๐ The Supreme Court agreed to hear the state's bid to revive a law that bans abortion after 15 weeks.
โ๏ธ The ruling is expected next year.
โญ๏ธ Louisiana approved a similar ban, but it will not take effect before Mississippi's law is decided upon.
๐ด Arkansas
๐จ The state has banned all abortions except in medical emergencies.
๐ซ No exceptions are made in cases of rape or incest.
โ๏ธ A federal judge has blocked enforcement of the ban pending a legal challenge by @PPact and the @ACLU.
๐จ The state has banned all abortions except in medical emergencies.
๐ซ No exceptions are made in cases of rape or incest.
โ๏ธ A federal judge has blocked enforcement of the ban pending a legal challenge by @PPact and the @ACLU.
๐ด Oklahoma
๐ซ In April, @GovStitt signed a law banning abortion entirely except when a patientโs life is in danger.
๐ It's due to come into effect in November.
๐ Anticipating potential legal challenges, he also signed an alternative bill banning abortion from 6 weeks.
๐ซ In April, @GovStitt signed a law banning abortion entirely except when a patientโs life is in danger.
๐ It's due to come into effect in November.
๐ Anticipating potential legal challenges, he also signed an alternative bill banning abortion from 6 weeks.
๐ด Arizona
๐ Republican Governor @dougducey introduced a law banning abortions performed because of genetic disorders.
โญ These include Down's syndrome or cystic fibrosis - unless the condition is considered lethal.
๐ The ban is scheduled to be enforced from September.
๐ Republican Governor @dougducey introduced a law banning abortions performed because of genetic disorders.
โญ These include Down's syndrome or cystic fibrosis - unless the condition is considered lethal.
๐ The ban is scheduled to be enforced from September.
๐บ๐ธ Women in America face an "all-out assault" on abortion rights, says @Guttmacher.
๐ฃ๏ธ The nearly 600 abortion restrictions enacted over the past decade are part of a coordinated campaign, says policy expert @ElizNash.
๐ซ The end goal, she says, is to ban abortion nationwide.
๐ฃ๏ธ The nearly 600 abortion restrictions enacted over the past decade are part of a coordinated campaign, says policy expert @ElizNash.
๐ซ The end goal, she says, is to ban abortion nationwide.
๐บ๐ธ Read more about anti-abortion measures in other U.S. states ๐
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