Tennessee s trigger ban on abortion goes into effect 30 days from the Supreme Court s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. It makes all forms of abortion illegal, except to save the life of the mother, and makes performing abortions a felony. .
Abortion rights proponents are warning that most Republican leaders in Florida are set on ensuring that pregnancy is the only option, after the governor recently vetoed funding for birth control. Leading up to the Supreme Court s historic decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Gov. .
Low-income, rural, and women of color will be most impacted by the state s trigger ban that has outlawed abortion in the Commonwealth. They ll now have to travel to neighboring states where the procedure remains legal. Kentucky State Director for Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Tamara Weider said in general, reproductive health groups have shifted gears to help transport patients to Illinois - or for those in the eastern part of the state, Virginia. .
When Friday s Supreme Court decision came down overturning Roe v. Wade, Missouri s attorney general took action to put the state s trigger law into effect. Missouri is one of more than a dozen states where abortion is no longer legal, and providers in southern Illinois are working to build capacity to support patients who ll need access to care away from home, and calling for a federal public health emergency. .
By Halena Sepulveda at Kent State UniversityBroadcast version by Mary Schuermann reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. A bill currently making its way through the Ohio legislature could increase the penalties for people arrested while protesting in the state. Ohio House Bill 109 would create three new felony charges of "riot assault," "riot vandalism" and "bias motivated intimidation." These charges are fifth-degree felonies, and can be raised up to third-degree felonies if the alleged assault results in the injury of a law enforcement officer. .