On Tuesday, Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Chris Smith introduced a nationwide ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy. The move was a reversal for Graham, who recently said abortion regulation should be left to the individual states.
passed an abortion ban on Tuesday. In another nine states, bans are blocked by court order. Abortion is still legal in 22 states, but the proposed national ban would end legal abortion after 15 weeks everywhere, including in states with the strongest abortion rights in the nation such as California, Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.
on the floor of the House on Wednesday. “To anyone who lives in a blue state, like mine—anyone who thinks they are safe from these attacks here is the painful reality: Republicans are coming for your rights.”has narrow exceptions for abortion necessary to address “a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury” that endangers the life of the pregnant woman. The bill prohibits abortion for life-endangering psychiatric conditions.
A group of abortion rights activists march from the U.S. Supreme Court to congressional office buildings on July 6, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Despite the science, the bill has page after page of vague language, made-up medical-sounding terms and inaccurate and inflammatory claims.
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