In South Dakota, abortion is illegal, classified as a Class 6 felony with penalties of up to two years in prison and a $4,000 fine for providers who perform an abortion that is not life-saving for the mother. The law allows abortion only when deemed necessary to save the mother's life...
The title "When Abortion Is Illegal—Profound Effects on Resident Health and Well-being" is a little confusing. The health of everyone, not just residents, and especially that of our ObGyn patients is at stake when abortions are outlawed. Savita Halappanavar is the best example of what is lik...
Illegal Abortion and Effect on Medical Practice and Public Health--Nigeria, in Landy U and Ratnam SS, eds., Prevention and Treatment of Contraceptive Failure, New York: Plenum, 1986, pp. 53-60;Ladipo OA. Illegal abortion and effect on medical practice and public health in Nigeria. In: ...
While the 15-week bill contains a provision saying it does not repeal the state's pre-Roelaw, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has argued the new law supercedes the old one. Arkansas Soon to be illegal Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person as soon as the attorney gen...
The new law was temporarily blocked by court rulings in June and July, but on Aug. 1, anappeals court reinstatedthe state's near-total ban, making all abortions in the state immediately illegal. Before Dobbs, Kentucky allowed abortions up to 22 weeks, requiring parental consent for minors,...
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New YorkThe right to abortion is protected by updated state laws. North CarolinaThe right to an abortion is not protected by state law. North DakotaA trigger law is in place to make abortion illegal. After Roe is overturned, the Legislative Council must approve a recommendation from the stat...
If you want to create a black market in a perfectly legal product, just make regulations and taxes so onerous that many people prefer to buy from illegal vendors…that’s certainly the case with cigarettes… “New York has the highest inbound smuggling activity, with an estimated 54.3 percent...
And 45% of those surveyed said that if they were to be offered a job in a state where abortion is illegal, they would either "definitely reject" or "probably reject" the offer. Another 35% said they would "probably accept" the job. And only 20% of respondents s...
” His point is excellent and one that has been raised here as well as the Abortion.com Facebook page. Politicians have never really been forced to reveal the actual penalties they believe should be imposed on those who participate in an abortion, should it become illegal or severely ...