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North Dakota Governor Signs Law Banning Almost All Abortions

By Le Figaro with AFP

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An abortion rights protester outside the United States Supreme Court. OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP

The governor of North Dakota signed a law on Monday April 24 that bans almost all abortions in this sparsely populated state in the northern United States. According to a statement from Republican Governor Doug Burgum, “this law clarifies and refines existing state law”whose application was triggered by the decision of the United States Supreme Court in June 2022, which canceled the constitutional guarantee to abortion.

In fact, all abortions are now illegal in North Dakota “from conception”, with some exceptions, especially if the pregnancy poses serious health risks to the mother. An exception is also provided for up to six weeks of pregnancy if it results from a case of rape or incest. Offenders, who may be the mother or the doctor who performed the abortion, or the person who sold the necessary drugs or tools, face up to five years in prison.

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“Extreme and dangerous”

North Dakota, with a strong conservative majority, has nearly 800,000 inhabitants. Since June 2022 and the decision of the American Supreme Court, around fifteen states have banned abortion on their soil. On April 13, the Florida legislature banned her beyond six weeks of pregnancy, a law described as“extreme and dangerous” by the White House.

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled to maintain access for now to an abortion pill used for more than half of abortions in the country, suspending restrictions decided by lower courts and offering temporary respite to rights advocates. abortion. The Supreme Court’s decision means that American women will be able to continue to receive mifepristone, the name of the abortion pill, by post for the time being in states where abortion remains legal.

2023-04-25 00:24:57


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