Abortion rights activists protest after the overthrow Roe v. Wade in downtown Nashville, Tenn., on June 24.
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Abortion rights activists protest after the overthrow Roe v. Wade in downtown Nashville, Tenn., on June 24.
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By the end of August, nearly all abortion bans in the country will be in effect.
13 states have laws designed to automatically make illegal abortions illegal after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
In some states, trigger laws are written to ban abortion immediately without further action. In other cases, the policy requires 30 days to go into effect or to obtain certification from the state attorney general. Meanwhile, in Utah, Wyoming and North DakotaTheir activation ban has been temporarily blocked by the local courts.
Some states have legislated abortion bans without using trigger laws. To date, a total of 14 states have a ban or an almost complete ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.
Three of those states are expected to implement even more draconian laws starting August 25.
Tennessee
Are from Roe was rescinded in June, Tennessee banned abortions when cardiac activity was detected, i.e. when the pregnancy was about six weeks. But on the 25th, nearly all abortions will out of law, except in cases involving the prevention of death or serious injury of a pregnant woman. That law would make no exceptions for rape or incest.
Idaho
Similar to Tennessee, Idaho banned abortions beyond six weeks of age in a law effective on friday.
Without court intervention, the state will impose a near-total ban on abortion by the end of this week, except in cases of rape, incest or medical emergencies. Doctors who perform abortions outside of these cases will be at risk up to five years in prison. Judicial sue Idaho to block the law and a trial is scheduled for Monday.
However, another law has taken effect that allows potential relatives of an embryo or fetus to sue abortion providers for up to $20,000 within four years of the procedure. That policy would not be granted to rapists, but would still apply to family members of rapists.
Texas
Abortion has been outlawed in Texas because of pre-existing laws Roe v. Wade that is currently being implemented. The current ban makes no exception for rape or incest.
The state’s activation law on August 25 will increase penalties for those involved in illegal abortions – putting doctors who perform the procedure at risk for life in prison and fines not less than 100,000 dollars. It only allows the procedure for pregnant patients in one medical emergency.
States with abortion bans effective September
Indiana becomes the first state to pass new law for the ban on abortion since reversed Roe. That law will go into effect on September 15.
Similar to other states, Indiana will ban abortions except in cases of rape, incest or medical emergencies. Even then, the law imposes a complicated process for those abortions to be performed.
Arizona’s abortion ban, which would criminalize the provision of abortion services after 15 weeks of pregnancy, is expected to go into effect effective September 24. But a more stringent injunction is being considered by the courts, such as request by the state attorney general.
