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Any Supreme Court ruling overturning or weakening Roe v. Wade would trigger an epic battle between \u201cpro-life\u201d and \u201cpro-choice\u201d forces that likely would be fought in state capitols \u2014 and perhaps also in Congress. Four states \u2014 Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota \u2014 have so-called trigger laws waiting on the books to make abortion illegal as soon as federal policy permits and three others have policy statements opposing abortion. In contrast, 13 states help ensure a woman\u2019s access to abortion by prohibiting most forms of protest at abortion clinics. Seven states have passed laws ensuring the legality of abortion whether Roe v. Wade stands or falls and California and nine others have constitutional language interpreted by courts as protecting a woman\u2019s right to end her pregnancy.Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That’s the number of states — Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota — that have so-called trigger laws waiting on the books to make abortion illegal as soon as federal policy permits. 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