Rape and incest exceptions have been an accepted part of most abortion bans since the early 1990s, but that was not always the case. Jean Schmidt in April told lawmakers that a child resulting from rape would be "an opportunity for that woman, no matter how young or old she is, to make a determination about what she's going to do to help that life be a productive human being." Testifying on her bill in Ohio, GOP state Rep. What will happen is will burst and people will bleed to death."Īt the same time, an increasing number of state legislatures are contemplating bans that do not include exceptions for the health (as opposed to the life) of the pregnant person or for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. "If you continue to let these pregnancies happen, there will be no viable baby afterwards. Iman Alsaden, an OB-GYN and medical director of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, told reporters at a news conference May 19. "The fallopian tube and other places a pregnancy can implant cannot support a pregnancy," Dr. That has horrified some medical professionals. Warren Hamilton said he did not think the measure went far enough because it allowed abortions in the case of an ectopic pregnancy, a life-threatening medical emergency in which an embryo is growing outside the uterus. (The Oklahoma bill's sponsor says that is not the law's intent.)ĭuring debate in the Oklahoma Senate on the strictest of the bans, Republican Sen. The latest one, signed by the governor Wednesday, bans abortion beginning at fertilization, which would, at least in theory, ban both in vitro fertilization and many forms of hormonal birth control. For example, over the past few months, Oklahoma has passed three laws restricting abortion. A draft opinion leaked this month suggests the court could use the case to overturn Roe.
Nonetheless, there are numerous examples of such efforts - going far beyond the banning of abortions after 15 weeks, which is at the crux of the Mississippi law being considered by the Supreme Court. Shots - Health News How An Abortion Fight In Supreme Court Could Threaten Birth Control, Too The majorities of Americans who support allowing those exceptions are nearly as large as the majorities who oppose abortion late in pregnancy, according to opinion polls. The efforts do not appear to have wide appeal. Abortion rights supporters unsuccessfully pushed Congress to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, which would not only codify abortion rights but also eliminate lots of popular restrictions the court has allowed since 1973, most notably parental involvement laws.īut it's abortion opponents' efforts in many conservative states to exclude most exceptions - for rape or incest or to save the life of the mother - that have drawn headlines recently. Wade decision, and both groups have reacted strongly. If it seems as though the anti-abortion movement has gotten more extreme in recent months, that's because it has.īut it's not the first time - positions taken by both sides of the abortion debate have ebbed and flowed repeatedly in the 49 years since the Supreme Court declared abortion a constitutional right.Ībortion opponents and those supporting abortion rights expect the Supreme Court to soon overturn its 1973 Roe v. Supreme Court on Monday, May 23.īill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Anti-abortion activists protest outside the U.S.
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