The status of abortion laws in America
The Supreme Court refused in June to allow Texas to enforce restrictions that would force 10 abortion clinics to close. The ruling came after months of intense debate across the state. In February, college students and abortion rights activists rallied on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin.
Eric Gay | AP file
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker recently signed a bill making all abortions after 20 weeks gestation illegal in Wisconsin — with no exception for rape or incest.
The bill is one of many challenges to abortion laws across the country in the last year.
We examine how abortion laws are faring in America. Is there any chance Roe v. Wade could be overturned? How effective — and lasting — are individual state laws?
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