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Source: Associated Press
Puerto Rico launches hearings on bill to restrict abortions
By DÁNICA COTO
April 26, 2022
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Puerto Rico on Tuesday held its first public hearing on a bill that aims to restrict abortions in the U.S. territory as powerful political leaders who support the measure seek to join a similar conservative push in the U.S. mainland.
If approved, the bill would ban abortions starting at 22 weeks or when a doctor determines that a fetus is viable. The only exception would be if a womans life is in danger. Most U.S. states already have similar laws, unlike Puerto Rico, where abortions with no term limit are currently allowed.
The hearing comes amid belief that a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court could reverse or weaken a constitutional right to abortion stemming from the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Currently 44 U.S. states have imposed a threshold on abortions, many at 20 to 24 weeks or at fetal viability.
Those who testified at Tuesdays hearing included women who gave birth to premature babies several years ago and brought them to the hearing in a bid to demonstrate they were saved.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/business-caribbean-puerto-rico-55e4733db07bcea47a9409b212721e43
dchill
(38,521 posts)niyad
(113,532 posts)Women's Rights And Issues? Thanks in advance.
Deep State Witch
(10,450 posts)That they can waste time on this BS! I mean, do they WANT to drive more people to the mainland?