States Banning Abortions Have Exceptions for Saving the Life of the MotherHannah Bleau 27 Jun 2022
Missouri became the first state in the nation to ban abortion, triggering a wave of pro-abortion activists to tout misinformation about what this means for women moving forward in a post-Roe era. However, many of the pro-abortion advocates are failing to mention that these states banning or limiting abortions have key exceptions for medical emergencies or to preserve the life of the mother.
Pro-abortion politicians, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), have offered a steady stream of disingenuous talking points since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The New York lawmaker, for instance, recently asserted that “forcing women to carry pregnancies against their will kill them,” and activists on social media have made similar arguments. While some pro-life states are, in fact, banning most abortions, this does not mean women will not be able to access the life-ending procedure, particularly if there is a medical emergency or if a mother’s life is in danger.
Missouri, for example, became the first state to effectively ban abortion following the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling:
https://twitter.com/Eric_Schmitt/status/1540341139156439040However, despite the narrative touted by pro-abortion activists on the left, this does not mean a woman would be unable to get an abortion if her life was in danger, as the Missouri law bans abortion “except in cases of medical emergency.” A medical emergency, as defined by the bill, is “a condition which, based on reasonable medical judgment, so complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to necessitate the immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert the death of the pregnant woman or for which a delay will create a serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman.”
Overall, 13 states have “trigger laws” regarding abortion if Roe was overturned, and some have already taken action.
Arkansas, which had a trigger law, has now banned abortion as well, although it has exceptions “in the case of the life of the mother in a medical emergency.”
“People need to understand that we are dealing with the issue of abortion today, and life. That is what is at stake,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said in a statement.
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