If and when the Roe v. Wade decision is overturned by theSupreme Court, abortion would still be legal in more than 40 states,according to a pro-life legal organization.
As part of its guide, AUL http://www.aul.org./ ranked all 50 states from best to worst on theirlaws as of 2005 related to abortion, bioethics, end-of-life issues andrights of conscience for healthcare providers...
The 10 best states, according to AUL, are Michigan, Missouri, Louisiana,Texas, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Kansas, Mississippi, Arkansas andKentucky. The 10 worst are Vermont, New Jersey, Oregon, California,Connecticut, Hawaii, Alaska, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Montana.
In addition to the limited prohibitions in Louisiana and Rhode Island, thestates with enforceable abortion bans are Arkansas, Michigan, Oklahoma,South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin, AUL reported.
The 26 states that have no prohibitions on abortion before viability areAlabama, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, NewHampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, SouthCarolina, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
The 16 states in which state courts have blocked bans are Alaska, Arizona,California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota,Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee, Vermontand West Virginia. Information on purchasing the 520-page AUL guide or downloading an onlineversion is available at the organization's website, click here
Thursday, April 13, 2006
If Roe is reversed, abortion would still be legal in more than 40 states,
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