In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, several U.S. states immediately banned abortion.
States will now be able to regulate abortion after the high court ended constitutionally protected abortion rights. 13 states have laws on the books that prohibit abortion immediately or soon.
The abortion ban in Kentucky went into effect immediately. It's a felony to perform an abortion and you can get a long prison sentence. The text of the laws states that women can't be prosecuted for getting an abortion.
If you perform an abortion in Louisiana, you will face up to 10 years in prison with no exceptions for protecting the life of the mother, or removing a fetus that is dead. Rape and incest are not exceptions. The law was signed by the governor.
If an abortion is performed in the case of a medical emergency, the person will be sentenced to five to fifteen years in jail.
If you perform an abortion in Kentucky, you will be sentenced to up to five years in prison. There are exceptions to the law to save the life of the mother or the procedure that leads to the end of a pregnancies. Rape and incest are not exceptions. The law was condemned by the governor.
If an abortion is performed to endanger the life of the mother, the person will face up to two years in prison. Rape and incest are not allowed.
According to the text of the laws, abortion will be banned in three states in 30 days. In Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming, an abortion ban goes into effect after the governor or attorney general certify that the Supreme Court has ended abortion.
The Department of Justice will protect women who travel from states that ban abortions in states where the procedure is legal.
Garland said that the right to control one's own body is more important than any other rights. Every tool at the Justice Department's disposal will be used to protect reproductive freedom. The Department is responsible for protecting the civil rights of all Americans.
The abortion pill is not allowed in states that ban abortion. Women can't be punished for getting abortions under the laws, so many people may turn to online pharmacies based abroad to have their pills delivered to them.
The abortion pill can be used to end pregnancies before the 10th week of pregnancy. In 2000 the medication was approved by the FDA but it required women to go to a program that monitored certain drugs for safety risks. Mifepristone had a long and proven track record as a safe and effective way to end an early pregnancy, according to abortion rights advocates.
The FDA lifted the requirement that women get the pill in person after the Covid-19 Pandemic. The agency ended the in-person requirement in December of last year.
Garland said that states can't ban the drug based on disagreements with the FDA. The health secretary said his department will use every lever to protect access to abortion care.
According to a survey, more than half of abortions in the U.S. are done with the pill.
There are cases where people have been reported to authorities for trying to end their pregnancies because of the state's ban on abortions.
A woman in South Texas was charged with murder after she had an abortion. She cannot and should not be prosecuted for the allegation against her according to the district attorney.
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