We analyze the implications of the US Supreme Court decision to revoke the protection of the right to abortion.
The United States Supreme Court ruled this Friday by a conservative majority: a ruling revoking the protection of the right to abortion, which has so far been guaranteed by two of its previous sentences, as the Constitution does not guarantee it. Below we discuss the consequences of this decision.
State abortion bans
States that decide to do so will be able to ban abortion on their territory, which is expected to split the United States in two, between those that allow voluntary termination of pregnancy and those that completely prohibit it.
According to Planned Parenthood, the organization that operates the largest network of reproductive health clinics in the US, the ruling could “spur 26 states to swiftly ban abortion, leading to at least 36 million women of childbearing age and others who may become pregnant without access to abortion.
In fact, the states of Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota They banned the pregnancy termination this Friday as soon as the decision was announced, because they had prepared some “spring laws” to come into effect once the ruling was announced.
Idaho, Tennessee and Texas They also automatically approved the pregnancy termination ban, though the effects won’t take effect for 30 days.
Ability to enforce law through territories
For his part, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland has reminded states that: they can retain the right to abortion in their territory and has warned those who want to ban it that they cannot prevent women who want to have an abortion from doing so elsewhere.
In a statement after learning of the Supreme Court’s ruling revoking protections for the right to abortion, Garland also pledged that the country’s Justice Department will continue to work “ruthlessly” for the reproductive rights of women. women, despite this decision.
Garland has warned that “the Constitution still prevents states from trying to impose their authority or prohibition beyond their own borders.” For this reason, although she has admitted that having to travel to another state for an abortion won’t be easy, she has warned that States cannot prevent their resident women from pursuing this reproductive right in other areas
Ban on traveling to other states to have an abortion, in sight
The Center for Reproductive Rights, an NGO of lawyers and activists working to defend abortion worldwide, has warned several US states. they will try to ban travel to areas where it is still legal to terminate pregnancy
“It’s critical that people understand that a number of state officials and lawmakers are already discussing laws that would prevent travel” in order to access an abortion, attorney Julie Rikelman said during a conversation with reporters.
Rikelman, the attorney who defended before the Supreme Court the need to invalidate a law in Mississippi that prohibits abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, said the organization will challenge these laws, but their constitutionality will ultimately be decided in the Courts.
The group’s lawyers agree that this decision will mainly affect the poorest womenwho cannot afford to travel the thousands of miles that will separate them from states that allow abortion, forcing them to “less safe alternatives”
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Source: EITB
I’m Wayne Wickman, a professional journalist and author for Today Times Live. My specialty is covering global news and current events, offering readers a unique perspective on the world’s most pressing issues. I’m passionate about storytelling and helping people stay informed on the goings-on of our planet.
