As states are passing more abortion restrictions, the landscape of abortion access in the United States is changing.
An abortion clinic escort, Derenda Hancock, ushers a woman surrounded by anti-abortion protesters into the clinic in Jackson, Miss., on May 22, 2021.The current landscape of abortion access in the United States came into focus in May after the Supreme Court decided to consider the legality ofon nearly all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Mississippi’s restriction was the first to reach the court from a wave of state laws intended to strike down Roe v.
States have also enacted the most restrictions in any single year since 1973, when Roe v. Wade was decided, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion-rights research organization. This year, many of the laws ban abortion at a certain point in pregnancy, for a specific reason, or altogether.outlaws abortion after cardiac activity is detected
So far this year, 12 abortion bans have been enacted in nine states. A majority of the restrictions aren't currently in place, however, either because they have not gone into effect yet, or they face legal challenges.What does the law say?. Providers who terminate a pregnancy because of a fetal abnormality could face a felony charge and prison time of up to two years. The only exceptions are in the case of a medical emergency or lethal fetal conditions.
The ban will take effect in October. Planned Parenthood has said it will protect the constitutional right to abortion in Montana, including standing up for patients in court.What does the law say?
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