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13 states have trigger laws, which criminalise abortion after the decision was made to overturn Roe v. Wade. The states are Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming

Trigger laws: What they are, how they affect the future

By Elisa Reamer and Madelaine Vikse | July 11, 2022
13 states have trigger laws put in place after the Supreme Court's decision was made to overturn Roe v. Wade.