Restrictions Texas’s trigger ban, which criminalizes abortion, took effect on August 25, 2022,[1]Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 170A.001-7 (stating that the ban will take effect thirty days after “the issuance of a United States Supreme Court judgment in a decision overruling, wholly or … Continue reading following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade […]
Restrictions On August 25, 2022, Tennessee began enforcing its trigger ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited medical emergency exceptions,[1]Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-213 (stating that the ban will take effect thirty days after “the issuance of the judgment…of the United States Supreme Court” which took place on July 28, 2022); … […]
Restrictions On June 24, 2022, Oklahoma revived the state’s pre-Roe ban through a trigger law, [1]S.B. 1555, 58th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess. (Ok. 2022), amending 2021 Okla. Sess. Law Serv. Ch. 308. John M. O’Connor, Op. Att’y. Gen. (Jun. 24, 2022). following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case […]
Restrictions On August 25, Idaho began enforcing its trigger ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with exceptions for the life of the pregnant person and for survivors of rape and incest who have reported the incident to law enforcement.[1]Idaho Code § 18-622(1)(a) (stating that the ban will take effect thirty days after […]
Restrictions On June 24, 2022, Kentucky began enforcing its trigger ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy,[1]Ky. Rev. Stat. § 311.772. Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear), Twitter (June 24, 2022, 10:41 AM), twitter.com/GovAndyBeshear/status/1540344257814437888?s=20&t=v1z2jYk2jfRQZYbmv1rktg. following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.[2]Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s […]
Restrictions On November 23, 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court allowed the state’s six week ban to take effect.[1]State of Georgia v. SisterSong Women of Color Reprod. Just. Collective, Case No. S23M0358 (Ga. Nov. 23, 2022). The ban was previously enjoined following a November 15, 2022 ruling by the Superior Court of Fulton County that enjoined […]
