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There is no federal ban on abortions. However, states can pass laws restricting or outlawing abortion. As of June 2024, 20 states ban or severely limit abortion.
24 cze 2022 · The Supreme Court’s ruling means that individual states will now have the power to set their own abortion laws without concern of running afoul of Roe. Here’s what Illinois’ abortion...
6 lis 2024 · Currently, abortion is almost completely illegal in 12 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights.
1 cze 2019 · In response to abortion bans being enacted by conservative states, the Illinois Legislature passed a new law late Friday expanding abortion rights in case the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
7 sie 2024 · Gov. JB Pritzker signed multiple bills expanding reproductive rights in Illinois on Wednesday, including codifying a federal law that allows medical professionals to perform an abortion in response to a clinical emergency.
Currently, abortion is illegal in 13 states. “After Roe Fell: Abortion Laws by State” examines laws, constitutions, and court decisions on abortion—and assigns each state, territory, and the District of Columbia to one of five categories: Expanded Access, Protected, Not Protected, Hostile, and Illegal. Click through this tool to learn ...
24 cze 2022 · Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law in 2019 legislation expanding abortion rights across the state. The Reproductive Health Act rescinded prohibitions on some late-term abortions...
