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Abortion is currently illegal for abortion providers in Indiana, [71] with exceptions for fatal fetal abnormalities, to preserve the life and physical health of the pregnant woman, or (before 10 weeks post-fertilization) in cases of rape or incest.
Abortion is currently banned in 14 states, limited to gestational periods between six and 12 weeks in five, between 15 and 22 weeks in 6 more, and has no bans in 25 states and Washington, D.C ...
Currently, abortion is illegal in 12 states, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, and 29 states have some sort of abortion limitation based on gestational age. Nine states have no ...
Performing an illegal abortion is a Level 5 felony punishable by imprisonment for 1 to 6 years and/or a fine of up to $10,000. [199] None authorized by the state's ban on abortion. [200] Kentucky: Intentional termination of life of an unborn human being is a class D felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 1 and not more than 5 years ...
Here's the latest on which trigger laws and other bans have gone into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Abortion is currently illegal in Florida after the first six weeks of pregnancy under a law that took effect May 1. MARYLAND. Maryland voters also will be asked this year to enshrine the right to abortion in the state’s constitution. The state already protects the right to abortion under state law and Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1.
In places where abortion is illegal or carries heavy social stigma, pregnant women may engage in medical tourism and travel to countries where they can terminate their pregnancies. [246] Women without the means to travel can resort to providers of illegal abortions or attempt to perform an abortion by themselves. [247]
“Providing an abortion is now illegal in all of them with very rare exceptions that vary by state,” said Elizabeth Nash, a state policy analyst for the Washington, D.C.-based Guttmacher Institute.