After Missouri and South Dakota Ban Abortions – The states of California, Oregon and Washington are committed to defending access to abortion.
A lot American States have already begun to announce that they are taking steps to prohibit access to abortionsimmediately after decision annulled by the Supreme Court, annulling Rowe’s historic v. Wade 1973 decision to terminate a pregnancy voluntarily.
His Attorney General Missouri announced that this conservative Central US State is the “first” to ban abortions. “It’s a memorable day for the sanctity of life,” Eric Smith said in a Twitter post.
Its Republican governor South Dakota Christy Noem also announced that from now on abortion is considered illegal in this state, in the northern USA, as a law had already been passed which was not enforced but would automatically enter into force if the Supreme Court changed its case law.
The law states that “as of today, all abortions are illegal in South Dakota, unless there is a medical certificate confirming that termination of pregnancy is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman,” she said in a statement.
The South Dakota parliament will hold a “special session” later this year to “save lives and help mothers affected by the ruling,” the Supreme Court added, without elaborating.
Shortly afterwards, the Republican governor of Indiana also announced that he was convening parliament to decide on a ban on abortions as soon as possible. “The decision of the Supreme Court is clear and it is now up to the States to consider this important issue. “We will do it as soon as possible,” Eric Holcomb said via Twitter.
This meeting was scheduled for July 6.
“We have the opportunity to protect the sanctity of life and that is exactly what we will do,” he added.
The Department of Justice will use every tool at its disposal to protect reproductive freedom, and federal agencies can continue to provide reproductive health services to the extent permitted by federal law, U.S. Secretary of Justice Meryl Garland said in a statement. Supreme Court on the right to abortion.
“This decision is a devastating blow to reproductive freedom in the United States. “It will have an immediate and irreversible impact on the lives of people across the country,” Garland said in a statement.
“And this will be very disproportionate to its effect – with the heaviest burdens being felt by people of color and those with limited financial means.”
Alongside, three progressive states on the west coast announced that commit themselves jointly to defend the right to abortionafter the decision of the Supreme Court.
“Its rulers California, Oregon and Washington “They are committed today to defending access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraception, and are committed to protecting patients and physicians from other states’ efforts to export abortion bans to our states.”
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