What Is The Church's Position On Abortion?

Twenty-one states are on the verge of banning or severely restricting abortion in the wake of the Dobbs decision. Thirteen states had "trigger" laws – that would ban abortion in most cases if Roe v. Wade was overturned – 10 of which have gone into effect already.

Missouri became the first state to outlaw abortion in most cases. The Republican-led legislature passed the "Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act" in 2019, which would go into effect as soon as the Attorney General notified that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe, PBS reports. It outlaws abortion "except in cases of medical emergency."

In Alabama, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Human Life Protection Act has gone into effect. The law bans all elective abortions in the Yellowhammer State. It is a felony to perform abortions at any point in the pregnancy, and there are no exceptions for rape or incest.

Governor Kristi Noem proclaimed that abortion is now illegal in South Dakota. "We have a law on the books that makes abortion illegal immediately, except to preserve the life of the mother.

General Counsel to the Utah Legislature, John Fellows, said the Abortion Prohibition Amendments, adopted by the Republican legislature, went into effect on Friday. The law prohibits "the abortion of an unborn child at any time during the gestational period." The bill makes exceptions for rape and incest, as long as the crimes were reported to law enforcement.

Mike DeWine, the Republican Governor of Ohio, announced that Ohio's fetal heartbeat ban is now in effect after Judge Michael Barrett lifted an injunction blocking the law. It bans abortion in most cases after the detection of a heartbeat. An earlier law outlawed abortions that resulted from the diagnosis of Down syndrome.

Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor issued a statement saying that "as a result of Dobbs, the authority of the state of Oklahoma to prohibit abortion has been confirmed, and the state of Oklahoma may enforce Section 861 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma statutes to enact a similar statute prohibiting abortion throughout pregnancy." Performing an abortion under the law is a felony unless it preserves the mother's life.- Christian Headlines