Abortion Is Already Illegal in 10 States

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : The bill makes exceptions for rape and incest, as long as the crimes were reported to law enforcement.
41% : Twenty-one states are on the verge of banning or severely restricting abortion in the wake of the Dobbs decision.
40% : It outlaws abortion "except in cases of medical emergency."
40% : It bans abortion in most cases after the detection of a heartbeat.
39% :Missouri became the first state to outlaw abortion in most cases.
37% : It permits abortion in cases where there is a risk to the mother's life.
36% : Thirteen states had "trigger" laws - that would ban abortion in most cases if Roe v. Wade was overturned - 10 of which have gone into effect already.
33% : "We have a law on the books that makes abortion illegal immediately, except to preserve the life of the mother.
26% :Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor issued a statement saying that "as a result of Dobbs, the authority of the state of Oklahoma to prohibit abortion has been confirmed, and the state of Oklahoma may enforce Section 861 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma statutes to enact a similar statute prohibiting abortion throughout pregnancy."
25% : Abortion is now illegal in Kentucky, despite opposition from Democratic Governor Andy Beshear.
17% : Governor Kristi Noem proclaimed that abortion is now illegal in South Dakota.

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