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The exceptions in the law were established in April 2023; previously, under a trigger law that went into effect after Dobbs, there were no exceptions to the state's abortion ban, though a doctor charged under the law could assert an affirmative defense that their actions were necessary to save their patient's life. [203]
Nebraska banned abortion after 12 weeks. South Dakota banned abortion with the exception to save the life of the mother. There are no exceptions for pregnancies from rape or incest, or for the ...
In states with near-total bans, lawmakers are looking to eliminate the workarounds residents have used to continue accessing abortions. ... the largest state to ban abortion, the 2024 election ...
Kentucky is one of 13 states with near total abortion bans — on paper, all bans include exceptions to save the life of the mother. ... “Abortion ban exceptions do not work, and in a lot of ...
Nearly two dozen US states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion. View CNN’s abortion law map to see where abortions are legal, banned, or in limbo.
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, it allowed states under Republican control to impose abortion bans or severe limitations, a long-sought goal for many GOP anti-abortion ...
Abortion is currently banned in Nebraskas after 12 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. Unlike other states, Nebraska had two dueling ...
Under current Arizona law, abortion is legal up until the 15th week of pregnancy, with an exception after that to save the woman’s life and no exceptions after that for rape or incest. If voters ...