Here is where abortion is banned, restricted or protected across the country.
The six-week ban will take effect only if the state's current 15-week ban is upheld in an ongoing legal challenge that is before the state Supreme Court, which is controlled by conservatives., abruptly ending access to later abortions that had resumed days earlier.
In March, Idaho became the first U.S. state to enact a law modeled after recent legislation passed in Texas that bans abortions after six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant. The only exceptions are to save the mother's life or if the woman is a victim of rape, provided she has reported the crime to law enforcement. There are no exceptions for incest.As of June 24, Missouri's trigger ban is in effect. It prohibits all abortions, except "in cases of medical emergency" for the pregnant person, meaning death or a irreversible impairment to a major bodily function.
Within days, a judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the ban. On May 23, the judge issued a preliminary injunction, which blocks the law while the case moves its way through the courts.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Map: How did the pandemic exodus impact your hometown? Search this U.S. map to find outEven in some of the hottest urban markets, downtown neighborhoods from Miami to Las Vegas have experienced a net drain in migration.
Read more »
Geologists mapping out Mount St. Helens mudslide to assess damage, needed repairsGeologists are working with some of the most sophisticated technical methods in the world to map out how much damage was done.
Read more »
Will Americans Ever Be Willing to Make Personal Sacrifices for the Climate?'We live on a planet that needs saving from the very beings who inhabit it.' OpEd
Read more »
Abortion Restrictions Pass Across U.S. as Republicans Overcome DivisionsRepublican-led bodies that aimed to pass new abortion restrictions have found the votes to do so, but not without considerable political turbulence along the way
Read more »
76 Percent of Surveyed Doctors Don’t Want to Work in Abortion-Restricted StatesThe rush in conservative states to ban abortion is resulting in a startling consequence that abortion opponents may not have considered: fewer medical services available for all women living in those states.
Read more »
Abortion providers scramble amid 'decimation' of access in US SouthProviders have had to quickly determine how to comply with the pending laws amid the 'decimation of abortion access across the South.'
Read more »