The Supreme Court is likely to clear the way for new anti-abortion laws in just a few months — but red states aren't waiting. The big picture: Conservative legislatures are passing a raft of controversial new laws, many of which push the envelope further than the courts have ever allowed. But with the court poised to significantly weaken Roe v. Wade, if not overturn it altogether, red states appear confident that these new measures will stand. State of play: As of May 5, 86 bills to restrict or outright ban the procedure have been introduced in 31 states this year alone, according to Guttmacher Institute data. Eight bans have been enacted in 2022, with two being blocked by lower courts. "Out of all the proposed bans, anti-abortion policymakers have been focusing primarily on three types" per Guttmacher. Those are bans on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, "Texas-style" bans at around 6 weeks or less into a pregnancy, enforced via private lawsuits of abortion providers and patients, and "trigger" bans that will go into effect if the Supreme Court were to overturn or weaken Roe. Wyoming is the latest state to enact a "trigger" law. There are currently 13 states with such laws. Driving the news: Axios is tracking abortion bans as they move through state legislatures and will update this story regularly. Abortion bans that have been enacted Oklahoma: Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed a "Texas-style" bill that bans nearly all abortions starting at fertilization and went into effect immediately. It will be enforced by private civil action for a minimum $10,000 reward. Stitt also signed into law another "Texas-style" bill that bans abortions after effectively six weeks of pregnancy, also enforced via private lawsuits. The law is already in effect. Earlier in the spring, the governor also signed a bill making it a felony to provide an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $100,000. It has no rape or incest exceptions. The law is set to go into effect in November. Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law a 15-week abortion ban which has no exceptions for rape or incest. It only allows for abortions to be performed past the 15 weeks if there's a medical emergency or a "fatal fetal abnormality." The law is set to take effect on July 1. Arizona: Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed into law a legislation prohibiting abortions past the 15th week of pregnancy, except in cases of medical emergencies. There are no exceptions for rape or incest. The law will go into effect in late June. Texas: An unprecedented law has been in effect since September banning abortions in the state after effectively six weeks of pregnancy. The law encourages private citizens to sue anyone suspected of helping a person receive an abortion for a reward of at least $10,000. No court, including the U.S. Supreme Court, has blocked the law. Louisiana: Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2018 signed into law a 15-week abortion ban. The law states that it will go into effect if Mississippi's 15-week ban, which is being evaluated by the Supreme Court and is currently blocked, takes effect. Abortion bans that have been blocked Kentucky: The U.S. Western Kentucky District Court temporarily blocked a bill banning abortions in Kentucky after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The law also contains other abortion regulations, including forcing patients to report their abortions and file "birth-death" certificates. The law went in effect after the state legislature overrode a veto from Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. Back in 2019, a federal court temporarily blocked a six-week ban shortly after it was signed into law by then-Gov. Matt Bevin (R), and the case remains open. Idaho: The state Supreme Court temporarily blocked a bill modeled after Texas' six-week ban that would outlaw abortions in Idaho after around six weeks of pregnancy. The law was set to take effect on April 22, but is now stopped while legal challenges proceed. Gov. Brad Little (R) had signed it into law in March, making it at the time the first state to enact a law modeled after Texas' ban. Mississippi: Mississippi has a 15-week abortion ban that has been blocked by courts since 2018. The legislation is currently being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court, and a ruling on this case — expected as soon as June — could result in the end of Roe v. Wade. South Carolina: A federal appeals court in February temporarily blocked the state's six-week ban while the legal proceedings on its constitutionality continue. Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill into law in February 2021. The same day it was enacted, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging the legislation. Georgia: A federal court of appeals in 2021 temporarily blocked a six-week ban from taking effect, and a case challenging the law is currently on hold pending a Supreme Court decision on Mississippi's 15-week ban. Missouri: Gov. Mike Parson (R) in 2019 signed into law a bill making abortions illegal after eight weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood sued the state over the law, which was temporarily blocked by a district court that year, and a federal appeals court in 2021 upheld the ruling. https://www.axios.com/2022/04/16/abortion-ban-red-states-tracking-roe-supreme-court
States Certain to Ban Abortion If Roe were overturned or fundamentally weakened, 22 states have laws or constitutional amendments already in place that would make them certain to attempt to ban abortion as quickly as possible. Anti-abortion policymakers in several of these states have also indicated that they will introduce legislation modeled after the Texas six-week abortion ban. By the time the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the Mississippi case, there will be nine states in this group with an abortion ban still on the books from before Roe v. Wade, 13 states with a trigger ban tied to Roe being overturned, five states with a near-total abortion ban enacted after Roe, 11 states with a six-week ban that is not in effect and one state (Texas) with a six-week ban that is in effect, one state with an eight-week ban that is not in effect and four states whose constitutions specifically bar a right to abortion. Some states have multiple types of bans in place. Pre-Roe ban: Law enacted before 1973 and never removed “Trigger” ban: Law designed to be “triggered” and take effect automatically or by quick state action if Roe no longer applies Near-total ban: Law enacted after Roe to prohibit abortion under all or nearly all circumstances (several of this type are currently blocked by court order) Six-week ban: Law prohibiting abortion after six weeks of pregnancy (one in effect) Eight-week ban: Law prohibiting abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy (none in effect) State constitution bars protection: Constitution amended to prohibit any protection for abortion rights Alabama—Pre-Roe ban, Near-total ban, State constitution bars protection Arizona—Pre-Roe ban Arkansas—Pre-Roe ban, Trigger ban, Near-total ban Georgia—Six-week ban Idaho—Trigger ban, Six-week ban Iowa—Six-week ban Kentucky—Trigger ban, Six-week ban Louisiana—Trigger ban, Near-total ban, Six-week ban, State constitution bars protection Michigan—Pre-Roe ban Mississippi—Pre-Roe ban, Trigger ban, Six-week ban Missouri—Trigger ban, Eight-week ban North Dakota—Trigger ban, Six-week ban Ohio—Six-week ban Oklahoma—Pre-Roe ban, Trigger ban (effective November 1, 2021), Near-total ban, Six-week ban South Carolina—Six-week ban South Dakota—Trigger ban Tennessee—Trigger ban, Six-week ban, State constitution bars protection Texas—Pre-Roe ban, Trigger ban, Six-week ban Utah—Trigger ban, Near-total ban West Virginia—Pre-Roe ban, State constitution bars protection Wisconsin—Pre-Roe ban . Wyoming—Trigger ban https://www.guttmacher.org/article/...abortion-without-roe-heres-which-ones-and-why
I'd be more accepting if the person I know most excited about this 'victory' was not the same one screaming at her family members for not administering MMS bleach to their aunt who was already very terminal with cancer. The morally certain with no clue of anything really.
I partially blame democrats for this.When Obama was first in office Dems had a large majority in The House and 60 seats in The Senate.They could afford to lose 10 Manchin /Senima type Senators and still end the filibuster and make DC,PR and a few of the other liberal territories as states which would have made republicans taking the Senate nearly impossible.Could have also ended gerrymandering and added more SC Justices.But they always want to play nice and not go for the throat and here we are.
Its the same the world over, its hardwired into the nature of the red and blue brains to assign them Amercian colours. The blues are always a fucking committee where any edge gets dulled in compromise. But how can that be avoided?
Red States will force rape and incest victims to give birth,parental rights for rapists ----FALSE----
Texas Gov. Abbott Still Refuses To Add Rape And Incest Exemptions To Abortion Law Referencing the fact the law forbids abortion after six weeks, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked whether it's "reasonable" to tell a rape victim who didn't realize they were pregnant in time to legally get an abortion — "Well, don't worry about it, because we're going to eliminate rape as a problem." https://www.forbes.com/sites/alison...t-exemptions-to-abortion-law/?sh=c64086c3142d EXPLAIN
Donald Trump “is anxious about what the end of Roe, and the flood of extreme Republican state-level anti-abortion laws it will unleash, will mean for the GOP’s electoral prospects — and for his own,” Rolling Stone reports. Said one source who spoke to Trump: “He keeps shitting all over his greatest accomplishment. When you speak to him, it’s the response of someone fearing the backlash and fearing the politics of what happens when conservatives actually get what they want.” The source added: “I do not think he’s enjoying the moment as much as many of his supporters are, to be honest with you.”