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Re:What I learned trying to classify abortion access across ... by anon291 on Monday July 18, 2022 @03:50PM (#32142750)
Unfortunately roe v Wade made such a reasonable compromise impossible.

Now that it's overturned, we will likely see the us engage in more compromise which will make this less of a divisive issue.

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Re:What I learned trying to classify abortion access across ... by corrral on Monday July 18, 2022 @04:51PM (#32143503)
I thought it did, though, since it mainly restricted anti-abortion laws that apply in the first trimester, with it (and later decisions) allowing significant restrictions in the second and, especially, third trimester? It definitely didn't ban abortion restrictions entirely.
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Re:What I learned trying to classify abortion access across ... by anon291 on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @12:01AM (#32147405)
Except in most countries, abortion is illegal by the second trimester. Second trimester abortions (so up until 24 weeks) had to be legal under Roe. Only regulations that are about the mother's health were allowed. So you could mandate that second-trimester abortions have to be in a hospital, but you couldn't outlaw a 20 week abortion completely, the way most developed, civilized countries have.

PP v Casey changed that a bit, sure, but that was 30 years ago.

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