Under Iowa’s tough new law, abortion is restricted in half of the US states

Iowa has passed a law banning abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. It is the 24th US state to place restrictions on this issue.

• With the repeal of the Roe v Wade ruling in 2022, the right to abortion in the United States is no longer guaranteed at the federal level.
• In recent months, old anti-abortion laws have been reinstated in many states, while new laws have been introduced in others.
• With Iowa’s new anti-abortion law, abortion has been restricted in nearly half of the US states.

Today is July 14th Kim Reynoldsthe governor of Iowa, will sign a law restricting The right to abortion After the sixth week of pregnancy. Iowa is 24 The imposition of restrictions by the United States on abortion means that abortion rights are at risk in about half of the US states. This process began in the summer of 2022, when supreme court Judgment overturned Roe v. Wade of 1973, which affirms that abortion is no longer a federal right and that it is up to individual states to legislate on the matter.

The right to unsafe abortion in the United States

On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court I spoke On the right to abortion in a historical sentence in its own way. Six out of nine judges voted against the ruling Roe v. Wade 1973, won by a woman who wanted to terminate her pregnancy due to economic problems against the public prosecutor in Texas I wanted this to be prevented by national law. The ruling stated that the right to abortion is guaranteed at the federal level So the states can do nothing.

Recently, the Supreme Court has been replenished with justices close to Anti-abortion movements The overturning of Roe v. Wade was the natural outcome. This has led to the reinstatement of old laws against abortion into force in some American states, especially in the United States south. According to a survey, in the six months following the Supreme Court’s decision it was there 43,410 fewer abortions In those states where there were restrictive laws on this subject. And other states have introduced new laws on the subject, a report shows a map It is constantly updated in the Washington Post.

Here are some examples. Henry McMaster, Governor South Carolinain May And he agreed A law banning abortion yet Six weeks from pregnancy. The same she had A few weeks ago, Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of L fl. in North Carolina restrictions introduced in the spring They put limit Twelfth weekThe same It happened in Nebraska. Today there are 14 US states in which abortion is allowed It’s already banned Altogether, the usual Texas stands out above all others when it comes to radical conservatism. In general, the states in which the right to abortion has different restrictions are 24 out of 50.

Last up on the list is Iowa

The most recent state to enact legislation restricting abortion isyeah. Republican lawmakers, who have a majority in the local legislature, actually have consent In the last few hours a law banning abortion yet the sixth weekThis is when there is no awareness of pregnancy in many cases.

The bill will be signed today July 14th by the ruler Kim Reynolds, who said he wanted to do things quickly to immediately get justice for the “unborn baby”. Some are planned Exceptions law in the case Incest or rape, but otherwise, Iowa women would have no way of recourse to abortion rights after six weeks of pregnancy. The limit was so far in the state 20 weeks. Already in 2018, the state passed a law limiting the right to abortion, but in this case it was supreme court to ban everything. Those were before the days of Roe v. Wade, but now the context has changed and tough new legislation will find no obstacles, unless there are some District court As has already happened in other countries.

Planned Parenthood North Central StatesIowa’s leading abortion agency. announce It will move those who plan to have an abortion out of the state in the coming weeks and will continue to care for these women. L’American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)the American reality that deals with civil rights, I have announced what will he do gravity against the new legislation in the hope of being able to block it.

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