It's too early to tell the true impact these trigger laws will have on people seeking abortions.
, it's possible that healthcare providers in states with punitive abortion laws could delay treatment over concerns of being punished. And as Shaheen Cronin says,"An untreated ectopic pregnancy can cause bleeding, infection, and possibly death."
The passage of these trigger laws has raised some questions around what the term"trigger law" really means — weren't they supposed to go into effect immediately after the ? Here, attorneys explain the legal language around trigger laws and outline who the bans impact the most.A"trigger law" is a state law that is on the books and ready to go into effect but is not enforceable unless a preexisting circumstance changes, Shaheen Cronin explains. If the Supreme Court decides not to uphold a precedent, such as the one set by Roe v. Wade, the legal roadblock is removed and thecan be put into effect, or"triggered.
"Since the time of the SCOTUS decision, 13 states had trigger laws [dependent on Roe being overturned] ready to go into effect," she says. But even states that didn't have trigger laws ready could still make abortion illegal, says
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