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Associated Press
Anthony Izaguirre, AmyForliti GeoffMulvihill
Tallahassee, Florida (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Law vs. Wade case was transferred to court on Monday. As an advocate of anti-abortion, the country sought to swiftly enact state-wide bans, who sought to buy more time.
Friday's High Court decision to end constitutional protection against abortion opened the door to a wave of court struggles from all sides.
Many of the proceedings focus on the "trigger law," which was adopted in 13 states in anticipation of the judgment and was designed to take effect quickly. The proceedings could also target old abortion bans that were not enforced under Law, and proceedings over abortion restrictions that had been pending awaiting a Supreme Court ruling are also beginning to revive.
"Tomorrow, the next day, the next day, I'll be back in court," said Nancy Nosap, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, discussing the resulting case. In a Supreme Court ruling, he told reporters in a video call on Friday.
On Monday, a Florida judge banned abortion after 15 weeks, with a few exceptions, and an abortion advocate to block a new state law scheduled to come into effect on July 1. We are considering a request from. Utah has already challenged the Trigger Act, with a narrow exception. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Abortion Group in Arizona filed an urgent complaint on Saturday in an attempt to thwart a 2021 law that they fear could be used to prevent all abortions.
Brigitte Amiri, Deputy Director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Reproductive Freedom Project, said he is considering "all options" to protect access to abortion. rice field. As of Saturday, abortion services had been suspended in at least 11 states — either because of state law or confusion about them.
In some cases, proceedings are just a matter of time. Even if courts block the enforcement of abortion bans and restrictions, many conservative state lawmakers may act swiftly to address the deficiencies cited.
The challenge to enforce the law is that the conditions for imposing a ban are not met, or that it is inappropriate for past legislatures to bind the current legislature to the new law. May be done. Laura Herner, a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, said the discussion of equality protection could also be used to challenge the ban or restriction of triggers.
She may question whether other issues allow sufficient and clear exceptions to protect the life or health of pregnant women. Said.
The newly written ban will probably face challenges as well. Instead of relying on federal-level constitutional protection, supporters of the right to abortion will argue that the state constitution guarantees the right to abortion.
The judge is listening to a discussion on the issue in Florida on Monday. There, lawyers are seeking an emergency injunction to stop the new law from coming into force on Friday. The ban for more than 15 weeks has the exception of saving the life of a pregnant woman, preventing physical harm, or if there is a fatal abnormality in the fetus. The Florida ACLU claims it violates the state constitution.
More to try to sort out whether abortion bans have been enforced before Roe was decided (sometimes called the "zombie law"). Proceedings may be filed. Abortion protection.
For example, Wisconsin passed a law in 1849 banning abortions except to save the lives of mothers. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said he didn't think it was enforceable. Prolife Wisconsin and other anti-abortionists have called on lawmakers to impose new bans.
Meanwhile, a planned parent-child relationship in Wisconsin suggested that the district attorneys in the county, including Madison and Milwaukee, neither enforce the ban, but said it would immediately stop all abortions. rice field.
In Michigan, the planned parent-child relationship was positive and challenged the 1931 abortion ban prior to the Supreme Court's ruling. In May, the judge said the ban could not be enforced because it violated the state constitution. Proponents of abortion rights are now submitting a draft state constitutional amendment to the ballot in November to explain that people can make their own decisions about abortion and contraception.
Advocates and experts also take legal action against people across state boundaries to seek abortion, or state efforts to protect people from such actions. I hope the court will dispute over.
Idaho, Oklahoma, and Texas have adopted legislation that allows people to seek incentives for those who help others to have an abortion. There is a question as to whether that means it can track people across state boundaries — and some states are acting ahead of time to prevent it.
For example, the Democratic-controlled California State Legislature passed a bill on Thursday to protect abortion providers and volunteers in the state from civil judgments imposed by other states. In Reproductive Massachusetts, Republican Governor Charlie Baker signed a presidential order on Friday to help state agencies investigate other states to receive and provide legitimate assisted reproductive technology services in Massachusetts. Forbidden.
"It's very confusing, there are many moving parts, and the patient will really be the one who bears the brunt of this. There will be a lot of confusion about where people have access to abortion. "Amiri of the ACLU said.
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Forliti was reported by Minneapolis and Mulvihill was reported by Cherry Hill, NJ. Scott Bauer, Associated Press writer in Madison, Wisconsin. Kate Bramback in Atlanta. Steve Le Blanc of Boston and Don Thompson of Sacramento, California contributed to this report.
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