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On January 28, 2023, the Minnesota state Senate passed a bill guaranteeing women's rights to abortion and other reproductive medicine which was signed into law on January 31. The bill prohibits state and local governments from attempting to restrict access to sterilization or prenatal care, while also requiring contraceptive cost compensation.
Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), [1] was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protected the right to have an abortion prior to the point of fetal viability.
Congress Short title Bill number(s) Date introduced Sponsor(s) # of cosponsors Latest status 113th Congress: Women's Health Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3471: November 11, 2013 Judy Chu (D-CA) 132 Died in committee. S. 1696: November 11, 2013 Richard Blumenthal(D-CT) 35 Died in committee. 114th Congress: Women's Health Protection Act of 2015 H.R ...
Neither bill passed the 109th Congress. Paul spoke passionately about his anti-abortion position, which includes his introduction of the Sanctity of Life Act, while campaigning for U.S. president in 2007, such as in Lawton, Iowa. [13] In 2011 and 2012, Ron Paul pointed to the Sanctity of Life Act to demonstrate his opposition to abortion rights ...
A look back at U.S. abortion laws and the Roe vs. Wade decision.
Legal experts on abortion answer some of the most common questions on what abortion access will look like in a post-Roe v. Wade world. Roe vs. Wade is overturned.
2024 - Abortion was legalized for up to 14 weeks of pregnancy in Indonesia in cases of medical emergency and rape. [329] 2024 - Arizona’s abortion ban was repealed through legislation passed by Democratic lawmakers and five Republican lawmakers in the Arizona state legislature, and signed by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs on 2 May 2024. [330]
President Biden is calling on Congress to codify protections for abortion in federal law, pressuring lawmakers on the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that was struck ...