many states have multiple laws governing abortion on the books. in the world it is unclear which laws were infected with the even mean. take arizona, for example. it is unclear which law will take in effect there. two of the states top officials are indiscriminate about it. republican governor doug doocy says a recently passed 15-week abortion ban takes president. that would allow providers to offer some abortion care in the state. the attorney general, however, says that a 121 year old law banning all abortions is in effect. since the attorney general in forces the laws in the states clinics, they have decided that it s too risky to keep offering abortions. they have entirely stopped until everyone can get on the same page. arizona is one of the states highlighted in this darker red on the map. no abortions in those dark red states are being offered. the laws are clearer in some of these other nine states, but the reality of post roe america is equally grim everywhere. yes
post roe america is shaping up, the more it starts to resemble a police state. a lot of the focus in liability is placed on abortion providers right now. it s hard to imagine how women themselves could be punished for seeking an abortion, it s happened in the past. in 1970, three years before beau, 22-year-old shirley weaver was charged with manslaughter for getting an abortion and refusing to tell the police who performed the procedure. 52 years later, the host of the slow burn podcast, susan matthews, spoke with the prosecutor who prosecuted that case. i didn t consider this an abortion case. i looked at as manslaughter case. if she s going to kill a fully formed a viable child, then she is certainly responsible. if someone helping her do it, they re certainly responsible. that s just common sense.