(Adds abortion bans in six other states)
Washington, June 24 (EFE) states might do so in the short term.
The nine states that have already banned abortion are: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin.
All had previously passed laws to ban abortion, which came into force as soon as the Supreme Court’s decision was made public, according to the Guttmacher Institute, dedicated to reproductive rights research.
Planned Parenthood, which has the largest network of reproductive health clinics in the United States, and the Guttmacher Institute have warned that a total of 23 states will quickly ban abortion.
The states of Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming had approved the so-called “spring laws” with the aim of taking effect immediately or a few days following the Supreme Court ruling. .
In the case of Idaho, Tennessee and Texas, the ban on pregnancy termination will not take effect for another 30 days, according to data from the Guttmacher Institute.
Other states, such as Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, and Michigan, have restrictions in place that might go into effect soon.
Currently, only 16 states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Washington) as well as the District of Columbia , have adopted laws that strengthen the protection of the right to abortion.
In all, at least 36 million women of reproductive age might lose access to abortion, according to Planned Parenthood, which called the decision “devastating” especially for the most vulnerable people in society such as “the Black, Latino and indigenous communities, people with disabilities, those who live in rural areas, youth, immigrants and those who have financial difficulties.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott reacted on Twitter as soon as the ruling overturning the “Roe v. Wade” ruling that in 1973 legalized abortion throughout the United States was released.
Abbott stated that “Texas is a pro-life state” and that she will always fight “to save every child from the devastation of abortion.”
The governor of Texas valued as correct the decision of the Supreme Court that allows each state to decide on abortion.
The conservative majority of the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of striking down “Roe v. Wade” on the grounds that abortion is not protected by the US Constitution.
It also struck down “Planned Parenthood v. Casey,” another 1992 ruling that affirmed the right to abortion while allowing states to regulate the process. EFE
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