#abortion-law

#abortion-law

Under the bill, an unborn child is "an individual human being from conception [which happens when a sperm fertilizes an ovum] until live birth." While abortion is the primary target of this proposal, this language has the potential to extend beyond abortion and into assisted reproductive technologies, like in vitro fertilization. And the people who very much want to become pregnant may soon find their right to procreate restricted by criminal laws protecting embryos.

extra-territorial mailing of abortion drugs is illegal under state law.

...the only treatment for ectopic pregnancies is to remove the egg, either by using medicine (methotrexate) to dissolve it, or by surgically removing it.

"It's torture for me. I see my daughter breathing by the ventilator, but she's not there."

"We are not supporting NC20, and neither are any of the abortion providers in the country," Clarke told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Tuesday.

"Let me be plain: this is a grotesque distortion of medical ethics and human decency. That any law in Georgia could be interpreted to require a brain-dead woman's body to be artificially maintained as a fetal incubator is not only medically unsound, it is inhumane."

The legal ramifications of abortion can be dire, not only for the women being prosecuted but also for the broader healthcare system, impacting trust and quality of care.

The expected vote this summer on the decriminalisation of abortion reflects a growing demand for legal reform, as current laws have led to criminal charges against women.