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Women who live in states with abortion bans worry what would happen if they had a pregnancy complication or miscarriage. (Illustration: Aisha Yousaf; photos: Getty Images) (Illustration by Aisha ...
Thirteen US states have total or near-total abortion bans. Several others restrict it to certain points in pregnancy, including Georgia, which limits abortion to the first six weeks of pregnancy.
Abortion was formerly illegal in North Dakota, until Judge Bruce Romanick ruled that the state's abortion ban violated the Constitution of North Dakota's equality provisions. [ 158 ] [ 159 ] The law technically made exceptions to save the life of the pregnant woman, or, until 6 weeks into a pregnancy, in cases of rape or incest.
Residents of 10 states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures. A spate of recent reports have emerged about the life-threatening consequences of strict bans.
In March 2024, a report was released stating that in the wake of Louisiana's abortion ban, pregnant patients had been given risky, unnecessary surgeries and C-sections, denied swift treatment for miscarriages, were forced to delay routine prenatal care until after 12 weeks of pregnancy, and were forced to wait until their life was at risk ...
Florida's first abortion law was implemented in 1868, lasting until 1972; it stated: [8] [9] Abortion: Every person who shall administer to any woman pregnant with a quick child any medicine, drug or substance whatever, or shall use or employ any instrument or other means, with intent thereby to destroy such child, unless the same shall have been necessary to preserve the life of such mother ...
CURRENT LAW: Abortion is legal up to 15 weeks, but providers have to read patients a script about the fetus and procedure, give and explain an ultrasound, and the actual abortion has to happen at ...
The Affordable Care Act allowed states to opt in to a program of health care expansion, which allowed more residents to qualify for Medicaid.The cost of this expansion was primarily borne by the federal government, but the percent paid by the federal government was scheduled to decrease each year, reaching 95% by 2017 and below 90% by 2021; the remainder would be assumed by the state.