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Five States Have Already Banned Abortions After the Roe Reversal

Five States Have Already Banned Abortions After the Roe Reversal

Five states — Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri and South Dakota — have already banned abortions following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade earlier this morning.

The states all had so-called "trigger bans" in place that could quickly go into effect to outlaw abortions if Roe — which constitutionally guaranteed the right to abortion — was overturned. After the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling to overturn Roe, their governors enacted the bans, making abortion illegal in their states.

Knowingly performing or inducing an abortion in Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri or South Dakota is now considered a felony, and could lead to years of jail time or significant fines depending on the state's individual laws. Neither Louisiana or Missouri have any exceptions for cases of rape or incest.

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Another eight states — Idaho, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming — also have abortion bans in place that can immediately go into effect once they are certified by a state official.

Abortion Acess Map
Abortion Acess Map

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Six other states — Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, South Carolina and West Virginia — are expected to soon ban abortions.

As of late Friday afternoon, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that the state's Heartbeat Bill, which criminalizes all abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected – around 6 weeks into a pregnancy, per the Cincinnati Enquirer – is now the law.

Another 10 states could go either way, depending on how the state's lawmakers decide and who is in power, especially after this fall's midterm elections.

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The remaining 20 states have either already codified the right to abortion into their state's constitution or are expected to keep the procedure legal.

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion that "the Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision." Based on that decision, Alito wrote that it was time to "return the issue of abortion to the people's elected representatives" and let individual states decide with their own laws.