Jun 9, 2024 - Politics & Policy
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Half the states have imposed limits on abortion in the two years since the Supreme Court rejected a federal right to the procedure.
- The severity of those limits varies significantly; in general, the harshest restrictions are in the South and the Midwest.
- Court battles over restrictions are ongoing in several states.
President Biden has said he wants to codify the abortion rights under Roe v. Wade into federal law, but he hasn't had the votes in Congress to do it.
- Former President Trump and GOP leaders have said they have no plans to impose a national ban on abortion if Trump is elected, saying regulation should be left to the states.
- Abortion-rights activists are skeptical of that claim.
Today, 17 states have full bans on abortion or allow the procedure only up to 6 weeks of pregnancy.
- In six states — Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Iowa and Ohio — courts are blocking efforts to impose stricter rules.
