Six pregnancy facts that will make you think twice about recent abortion bills
tulc(is quite fond of facts)On Tuesday, Alabama’s Senate passed a bill almost completely banning abortion. The most extreme bill of its kind in the country, it comes on the tails of an only-slightly-less restrictive bill being signed into law by the governor of Georgia. These are just two of several state laws that undermine Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that deemed “unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion” unconstitutional.
As politicians and higher courts debate the legality of such legislation, much of the discourse around these bills—and, in some cases, their actual wording—reveal multiple misconceptions about, well, conception. Abortion is a topic that triggers strong emotions on all sides, but when it comes to anatomical facts, there’s no room for disagreement. Here’s what you need to know to understand the latest laws.