The Hill gives information on places where the procedure is still available….
In addition?
There are mediacl ‘pill’ options availabe to woman, something anti-abortists are sure to go after next…..
Getting an abortion is still possible in parts of the U.S. despite the Supreme Court issuing a decision Friday striking down Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that established a constitutional right to access abortion.
At least eight states offer protective abortion policies, according to the research and policy organization Guttmacher Institute, with each offering legal abortions until fetal viability— which is around 24 to 26 weeks of pregnancy.
There are even a few states that currently don’t impose any abortion restrictions based on gestational age.
In total, Guttmacher found 16 states have passed laws that protect the right to an abortion: four states and Washington, D.C., have codified the right to an abortion through pregnancy without state interference, while 12 states have explicitly permitted abortion prior to fetal viability or when necessary to protect the life or health of the pregnant person.
The country was preparing for the end of the federal right to an abortion since May, when a leaked draft opinion showed the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. In doing so now, the court has reversed a nearly 50-year precedent of the constitutional right to seek an abortion.
In Friday’s final opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the court ruled, “the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion,” and that abortion access is an authority that should be left to states to handle.
There are 22 states certain to attempt to ban abortion as quickly as possible now that Roe has been struck down. Within that, 13 have trigger laws already in place that are designed to take effect automatically or by quick station action now that Roe no longer applies.
However, Guttmacher found there are at least eight states that maintain abortion access with protective policies in place, taking into account cost and gestational age….
image…Guttmacher Institute, Center for Reproductive Rights…Washington Post
Kathy Hochul Declares New York ‘Safe Haven’ for Abortion
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) reminded Americans that New York remains a “safe harbor” for those seeking abortions and said that those most likely to suffer from today’s Supreme Court ruling are “low-income individuals and people of color,” the New York Times reports.
She added: “This decision is a grave injustice.”
Mike Pence Calls for National Abortion Ban
Former Vice President Mike Pence praised the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion, saying, “Today, life won,” the New York Times reports.
He added: “Having been given this second chance for life, we must not rest and must not relent until the sanctity of life is restored to the center of American law in every state in the land.”
Biden will give his response to the Alito 5 ruling this afternoon…..
The three liberal justices on the Supreme Court say the conservative majority has eroded women’s rights and may soon target the rights to contraception and gay marriage….
Business Week
California Attorney General Rob Bonta vowed to redouble the state’s legislative efforts to become a haven for out-of-state abortion patients…..
Bloomberg…..