Since the US Supreme Court’s controversial decision on the abortion law, at least 43 US clinics have stopped providing abortions. In the month since the landmark ruling of June 24, 11 states have banned abortion completely or after the sixth week of pregnancy.
As a result, at least 43 abortion clinics have been closed or switched to other services. 23 of the clinics were in Texas, five in Oklahoma and five in Alabama.
More abortion bans expected
Access to abortion, already very poor in much of the country, will continue to deteriorate as more states enact abortion bans in the coming weeks and months, say authors of a Guttmacher Institute study released Thursday.
Launch delayed due to legal disputes
Some US states, such as Louisiana and North Dakota, have already passed laws banning abortion, but their implementation has been delayed by legal disputes. Other states, such as Indiana, have convened special sessions of parliament to pass new legislation.
Half of US states, mostly in the predominantly conservative South and Midwest, are expected to outlaw abortion.
On June 24, the Supreme Court issued the landmark 1973 ruling Roe v. Wade, which established a nationwide fundamental right to abortion. The decision caused a political earthquake and is considered a historic turning point.
Source: Krone
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