Abortion is almost completely banned in West Virginia, Texas, South Dakota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Idaho, Arkansas, and Alabama.
By Jonathon Van Maren, LifeSiteNews, June 19, 2023
Jonathon Van Maren is a public speaker, writer, and pro-life activist. …
(LifeSiteNews) — This Saturday will mark one year since the Dobbs v. Jackson decision from the U.S. Supreme Court declared that abortion is not a constitutional right in America and inaugurated the post-Roe era. State-level battles promptly ensued, with some pro-life laws immediately going into effect, other trigger bans getting blocked by judges, and abortion activists gaining success with direct democracy initiatives in states such as Michigan and Montana.
So what is the state of the abortion wars one year after Dobbs? As of April, twenty states have passed pro-life laws of some kind. Abortion is almost completely banned in West Virginia, Texas, South Dakota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Idaho, Arkansas, and Alabama. Both Florida and Arizona have fifteen-week abortion bans, with Governor Ron DeSantis recently signing a six-week abortion ban that has not yet gone into effect. Utah has an 18-week abortion ban. …