We may be watching the endgame of constitutional protection for the right to abortion in the United States.
, people’s right to an abortion will further turn on their zip codes. Equal rights under the law will ring hollow.have faced from opponents is that abortion rights are crafted by courts, rather than the result of legislative processes. The U.S., however, could pass federal legislation protection abortion rights.
As far back as 1967, the United Kingdom decriminalized abortion in England, Wales and Scotland. Abortions are permitted up to 24 weeks of gestation for “health” reasons and require the authorization of two physicians; in practice, physicians approve nearly all abortions before twelve weeks and use a broad, contextual approach to understanding health protections thereafter.
New South Wales recently legalized abortion through the Abortion Law Reform Act of 2019; it joins the rest of Australia’s states in permitting abortion without restrictions up to the 22nd week of pregnancy. After 22 weeks, two medical practitioners authorize an abortion and, like the U.K., health policies and programs ensure that abortion services are accessible and affordable.
The Netherlands, France, Iceland, and Denmark, to a name a few examples, have legislation that makes pre-viability abortions easily available, accessible, safe and affordable.
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