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Senate Bill 1164, which would ban abortions after 15 weeks – similar to a Mississippi law now before the Supreme Court – was passed by Republicans in the state Senate and now goes to the House.
A bill banning abortions after 15 weeks gestation, except in cases of medical emergency, has passed the state Senate.
Legislators say they’re taking what they see as a politically and legally safer approach, even if it means the vast majority of abortions in their states could still take place.
Several red states are poised to pass 15-week abortion bans as soon as this week.
Republicans hope to put the 15-week ban in place so it takes effect quickly if the Supreme Court further limits abortion rights but stops short of fully overturning Roe.