North Dakota's governor has signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. The near-total ban permits abortions within six weeks of pregnancy and only in cases of rape and incest, and when there is a serious or fatal health risk to the patient.
. Testifying ahead of the vote in the state Senate, Katie Christensen, Planned Parenthood’s North Dakota representative, opposed the bill, arguing that it would limit patients’ access to reproductive health care.“States with strong access to abortion have lower maternal mortality rates, lower infant death rates, improved prenatal care access, and higher contraception uptake,” she said in her
, adding that her organization’s Moorhead clinic in neighboring Minnesota receives 60 percent of its patients from North Dakota.in favor of the bill argued that placing a six-week limit on abortions in instances of rape and incest makes it impossible to access the procedure, because individuals might only recognize their pregnancy at a later gestational age and sexual assault survivors might not get medical care in time.
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North Dakota governor signs 6-week abortion ban into lawNorth Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed an abortion ban at six weeks of pregnancy - even in cases of rape or incest - into law on Monday.
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North Dakota governor signs 6-week abortion ban into lawNorth Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning abortion at six weeks of pregnancy
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North Dakota governor signs 6-week abortion ban into lawNorth Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed an abortion ban at six weeks of pregnancy - even in cases of rape or incest - into law on Monday.
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North Dakota's governor signs 6-week abortion ban into lawNorth Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed an abortion ban at six weeks of pregnancy — even in cases of rape or incest — into law on Monday.
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