(Getty Images) Mississippi’s common-sense limits on late-term abortion are well within the mainstream of American popular opinion and clearly within the mainstream of European political opinion, he said.
In the study, Nguyen looked at the abortion laws in 50 European countries, independent states, and semi-autonomous regions with populations exceeding 1 million.
Among those states, 42 permit abortion without restriction as to reason, otherwise known as elective abortion or abortion on demand. Eight of the states, including Great Britain and Finland, require a reason for the abortion.
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For the 42 states with elective abortion, 39 limit elective abortion to 15 weeks’ gestation or earlier, according to the report. The majority of these 39 states limit elective abortion at 12 weeks or earlier.
Most European Countries Limit Elective Abortion to Before 15 Weeks, Like Mississippi s Law Now Before SCOTUS
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Study: Mississippi s 15-Week Limit On Abortion Is Commonsense In Europe
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