Charges dropped for woman accused of 'murder' for abortion, but...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Women have already been left defenseless against anti-abortion laws in Kentucky, South Carolina, Florida, Missouri, Idaho, and Mississippi.
55% : At large, women across the country must demonstrate their solidarity with the victims of anti-abortion laws in Texas and other restrictive states.
47% : States like Idaho are similarly leaving enforcement up to civilians, encouraging vigilantism and circumventing any possible legal challenges to the laws themselves.
41% : The Democrat-led Senate fumbled its last chance at establishing nationwide protections for abortion when it shot down the Women's Health Protection Act earlier this year.
41% : Now, if the Supreme Court does not uphold Roe, abortion will lose all protection on the national level and laws will be delegated to state legislature.
40% : It also leaves the task of enforcement up to private citizens, offering a reward of at least $10,000 for reports of illegal abortions.
37% : Overwhelming evidence suggests that the need for abortion in Texas has not changed since the passage of SB 8; rather women are receiving abortions elsewhere or performing potentially dangerous procedures at home.
37% : Access to abortion is a vital component of women's healthcare and bodily autonomy and it will not cease just because the practice is criminalized.
31% : Research by the Guttmacher Institute estimated that 26 states will place a total ban on abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

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