Restrictions On June 24, 2022, Arkansas began enforcing its trigger ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy, [1]Ark. Code Ann. § 5-61-301 to – 5-61-304; Stephen Simpson, Arkansas attorney general certifies ‘trigger law’ banning abortions in state, Arkansas Democrat Gazette (Jun. 24. 2022) following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. […]
Restrictions On September 30, 2024, a state district court found that the Georgia Constitution prohibits political interference with an individual’s abortion decision before viability,[1]Ga. Code § 16-12-141. permanently enjoining the state’s ban on abortion at approximately six weeks of pregnancy.[2]SisterSong Women of Color Reprod. Just. Collective v. State of Georgia, Case No. 2022-CV-367796 (Sup. Ct. […]
Governance Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States, subject to the plenary power of Congress.[1]48 U.S.C. § 1421a. Congress has the power to legislate directly for Guam or to establish a government for Guam subject to congressional control. Through the Organic Act of 1950, Congress established a Bill of Rights for Guam, modeled on […]
Restrictions In April, 2024, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the pre-Roe ban is enforceable,[1]Planned Parenthood v. Mayes, No. CV-23-0005-PR (Ariz. April 9, 2024). however, the ban was repealed in May 2024[2]H.B. 2677, 2024 Leg., Reg. Sess. (AZ. 20234) repealing ARIZ. REV. STAT. §13-3603. and the repeal will be effective on September 14, 2024.[3]Att’y Gen. […]
Restrictions On June 24, 2022, Alabama began enforcing its total abortion ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy[1]Ala. Code § 26-23H-4. Robinson v. Marshall, No. 2:19-cv-00365-MHT (M.D. Ala. Jun. 24, 2022) (order lifting preliminary injunction)., following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health […]
