In a monumental but unsurprising announcement, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday called for an end to nearly 50 years of constitutional protection for abortion.
According to a research organization that supports abortion rights, this means that 26 out of 50 U.S. states are likely to ban abortion after demolition.
The Guttmacher Institute says that of the 26 states, 13 have “activating laws” that were created to bring abortion bans into effect immediately once Roe v. Wade is canceled.
STATES MAY PROHIBIT ABORTION
States that have laws to make a quick move to ban abortion include: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Florida, Indiana, Montana and Nebraska.
Among these states, restrictions range from a common six-week ban on abortion to an almost total ban, as in the state of Alabama.
For the past three years, Florida and Montana have enacted bans banning abortion after 15 weeks. Montana currently has a 20-week ban on the procedure.
STATES WILL PROBABLY PROGRAM PROHIBITIONS QUICKLY
Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming are among the triggering states that do not require any or minor effort to enact bans on the state. abortion in its state.
Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota have laws in place to ban abortion with effect immediately once Roe v. Wade is canceled. These states make an exception if the life of a pregnant person is in danger to allow the procedure. However, sanctions in these states include the prosecution of high-level crimes and for Louisiana up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to US $ 10,000.
Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming can only activate bans when an attorney general, governor, or other state official confirms that Roe has been totally or partially revoked for the state. This process to certify tipping can take a few hours or days.
The rest of the states of Idaho, Tennessee and Texas are likely to enact bans 30 days later without any further state action.
Dr. Herminia Palacio, president of the Guttmacher Institute, issued a statement after the verdict, saying that “although much has been lost today, the struggle is far from over.”
According to the institute, the U.S. has enacted 43 restrictions on abortion in 2022, with a total of 1,381 restrictions since Roe v. Wade decades ago.