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Some states already have it - according to https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/a-guide-to-abortion-laws-by-state https://www.usnews.com/news/best-s
by Auracle 5y ago
Some states already have it - according to https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/a-guide-to-abortion-laws-by-state https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/a-guide-to-... the following states have it in their constitutions that abortion is protected throughout pregnancy:
Colorado
DC
New Jersey
Oregon
Vermont
California recently had a bill put forward that potentially may have legalized killing babies even shortly after birth. Whether that was by accident or design is anyone's guess, and it was changed after there was an uproar.
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-california-law/fact-check-california-reproductive-health-bill-leads-to-misinterpretation-online-idUSL2N2W30U8 https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-california-law/fac...
Virginia also had some stuff come under scrutiny:
>Gilbert, posing a hypothetical and rare scenario, asked whether a woman that “is about to give birth” and “dilating” could request an abortion and be certified by a physician “if he indicated it would impair the mental health of a woman.” After hesitation, Tran responded her bill “would allow that.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-virginia-gov-abortion/fact-check-virginia-governors-2019-comments-about-abortion-bill-are-missing-context-idUSKBN27D2HL https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-virginia-gov-ab...