#remember that Arkansas sounds sus with their Every Mom Matters Hotline and be sure that if you use it that the call is not being recorder

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I Present to You Various Abortion Laws Throughout The South.

Basic Overview:

-TN has a trigger law from 2019 for abortion that is enacted 30 days after Roe v Wade is overturned.

-This Trigger law makes abortion a Class C felony, which can lead to jail time up to 15 years for getting an abortion.

-This law bans abortion at fertilization.

-TN also has another trigger law created in 2020 that “ban abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy.”

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article262453742.html

(Apologies this link wouldn’t embed properly)

Basic Overview

-Nearly all abortions are banned in Kentucky including those pertaining to cases of rape, incest, and minors. This is because KY “defines a fetus and embryo as an “unborn human being.””

-Getting a abortion in KY is a Class D felony.

-Abortions in KY are only permitted if “if an abortion is necessary to “prevent the death or substantial risk of death . . . or to prevent the serious, permanent impairment of a life-sustaining organ of a pregnant women.”

Basic Overview

-“The law permits abortions only when the mother’s life is at risk or when the pregnancy resulted from a rape that has been reported to law enforcement.”

-“In 2019, the state passed a law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy… That law contains no exception for people who have been raped, meaning victims would have an extremely narrow window during which they could obtain an abortion.”

- “The trigger law and fetal heartbeat ban apply to all forms of abortion, including medication abortions that the World Health Organization says can safely end a pregnany up to 12 weeks.”

-“But reproductive rights advocates and many legal experts say it will be nearly impossible to keep medication abortion out of the state, given that state police can’t search people’s mail. Local abortion rights activists vow to help maintain access to the pills.”

-Multiple abortion funds are set up to help people travel out of state to receive a abortion (consider donating).

-The current governor said he’s ““not interested in banning contraceptives” but refused to answer a question from Mississippi Today about what, exactly, he considers to be a contraceptive.”

Basic Overview

-Abortion in Alabama is a Class A Felony.

-“Except in cases where abortion is necessary in order to save the life of the mother or to prevent a serious health risk to her, which is closely defined, it bans all abortions. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.”

-For a abortion to be considered such in this state, the “fertilized egg has to implant in the uterine wall.” (Please note that it takes roughly 6-10 days for a egg to implant in the uterine wall.)

-Strangely, a mother would not be penalized for seeking an abortion. However, those who provide the means will. If a mother chooses to self abort then she will not be penalized (FOLKS DO NOT PLEASE THAT IS DANGEROUS! Please try to be as safe as possible when seeking abortion.).

-Miscarriage does not fall under this law.

-Plan B will not be removed from the State because it “does not remove a fertilized egg and implanted egg, it keeps it from implantation so it’s not an abortion under the definition.”

-Those providing back alley abortions will be penalized with prison for life because it’s considered a Class A Felony.

Basic Overview

-This abortion ban does not make exceptions for cases of rape or incest.

-Morning After pills will be legal in the State of Louisiana.

-“The new law allows for legal abortion in the case of an ectopic pregnancy, a rare event in which the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus and cannot survive. It also allows an exception for any pregnancy in which two doctors conclude that the fetus would not be able to survive after birth.”

-“Senate Bill 342 has harsher penalties for anyone who "commits the crime of abortion," imposing up to 10 years imprisonment and $100,000 in fines. Under the new law, a physician who performs a late term abortion, which is defined as when the gestational age of the fetus is 15 weeks or more, is subject to up to 15 years in prison and fined up to $200,000.”

-“The law directs the closure of abortion facilities if Roe v. Wade is overturned and abortion is prohibited in the state.”

-A bill has been signed into law“that bans the sale or distribution of drugs used in a medication abortion without a prescription and creates criminal penalties for doing so. The bipartisan bill also blocks drugs used in medication abortions to be delivered to Louisianians via mail. Under the bill, women would not be subject to criminal penalties for having or taking the drugs.” It goes in affect August 1st 2022.

Basic Overview

-According to Act 180 abortions are only allowed in events involving the health of the mother. No exceptions are made for cases of rape and incest.

-“Performing or attempting to perform an abortion is an unclassified felony with a fine not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 10 years or both under Act 180.”

-“The act states that it does not authorize the charging or conviction of a woman with any criminal offense in the death of her own unborn child.”

-“At the news conference in the attorney general's office, Hutchinson said he doesn't plan to ask the Legislature in a special session to change Act 180 to provide exemptions to allow abortions in cases of rape or incest.”

-The Legislature provided $1 million to pregnancy resource centers across the state in the fiscal year starting July 1 and enacted the Every Mom Matters Act -- Act 90 of 2021 -- that will allow pregnant women to call a hotline to get information and assistance, he said. (This sounds sus not gonna lie. If you use this ask if calls are recorded first and foremost and if they are immediately hang up. Especially if you end up deciding you want a abortion.)

-Whether the state Medical Board will need to update its rules for doctors is also a "legal question,"”.

-“Kansas is the only state within the region overseen by Planned Parenthood Great Plains that is still offering abortions. Providers there are already struggling to meet the demand for in-state patients, Wales said. Four facilities in Kansas are offering abortion services – two in Wichita and two in the Kansas City area.”

-“At this point, Cox said he does not expect the Family Council to push for legislation that might restrict a woman's ability to go to another state to get an abortion.” (Please note that this is the most Pro-Life state in the country and that this is subject to change.)

This is all I have for you now folks. Once again I would like to remind everyone to stop using period tracking apps. I would also like to remind everyone to use a secured browser if they are searching anything about abortions online (I personally recommend DuckDuck Go). My next reminder is that you have cookies disabled because they can track you across multiple websites and sell your search history (and it’s all completely legal). My final reminder is for you to never discuss getting an abortion over text or phone if at all possible and if you do so to ensure that you have the proper precautions set in place to prohibit law enforcement from reading or listening in to said texts and calls.

Below is a list of recommended apps & a phone number you can dial to ensure your calls aren’t being listened to: