Switzerland did this even before the US. The US model is basically a copy of how Switzerland has been working (probably even more radically so with a much weake

Switzerland did this even before the US. The US model is basically a copy of how Switzerland has been working (probably even more radically so with a much weaker federal government). But the emotional policies surrounding abortion in the US do not stem from their federal organization but rather roots in rather strong religious sentiments still more prevalent in the US than probably many other western countries. In Switzerland abortion has been formally legal since about 2001.