Only about1 percent of abortions are estimatedto occur at or after 21 weeks of pregnancy, and the vast majority of them are necessary for the health of the pregnant person, or are the result of fatal fetal abnormalities, meaning that a fetus will never be viable. And even tho...
Sen.Lindsey Graham(R-S.C.) on Tuesday said abortion is “not a states’ rights issue” as he continues to promote his legislation that would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks. In an interview on “Fox & Friends,” Graham acknowledged that his legislation goes against conservative ideas ...
that a fetus isn’t considered a person under the Constitution and that has sweeping ramifications that go beyond abortion and really affect everything that a pregnant woman does or doesn’t do.
The push continues after the Supreme Court’s June 13 abortion ruling denying on technical grounds an effort to roll back the federal approval for mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortions. But abortion rights supporters are cautioning against that ruling instilling too much confidence bec...
Prior to the vote, abortion was banned in Arizona after 15 weeks. Colorado: Amendment Passed With more than 60% of the vote, Colorado passed an amendment that affirms abortion in the state constitution and revokes the existing ban on public funding for abortions that state employees and ...
*According to the CDC, "differences by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of the birth characteristic. When the number of events is small, differences by state may be unreliable due to instability in rates." Table of Contents...
After the Dobbs ruling, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott startedenforcing a lawthat makes it a felony to perform an abortion from the moment of fertilization. “We promised that if Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortions would be banned in Texas,” Abbottsaidduring the 2023...
40 years after Roe, states seek to limit abortions
Greg Gianforte, a Republican, signed a law outlawing abortions after 20 weeks last year, but a state court judge blocked the measure and two other abortion laws from taking effect in October. States with abortion bans that pre-date Roe v. Wade...
Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation last year repealing a dormant 1969 law that banned most abortions. After Roe v. Wade was overruled, she signed an executive order making New Mexico a safe harbor for people seeking abortions. Unlike most states, New Mexico has no...