Abortion in the United States: Missouri, the first state to ban it with jail

The Governor of Missouri, Republican Mike Parson, signed this Friday the first of the “activation” laws with which Twenty-six states in the country intend to ban abortionOnce the Supreme Court overturned this right this Friday after 49 years of validity.

Missouri regulations prohibit doctors and health professionals from performing abortions unless a medical emergency occurs. Apart from this exception, anyone who performs or induces an abortion will be exposed to prison terms of 5 to 10 years. The law, however, prohibits the persecution and prosecution of abortion women.

The text is called “Law on the right to life of the unborn child”. The Attorney General of Missouri, Eric Schmitt, has issued the opinion that implements it and according to him “ends abortion in Missouri, making it the first state in the country to do so after the Supreme Court ruling, “he said in a press release.

“We are happy”

The governor and signatory of the provision that activates the law, for his part, alluded to one of the fragments of the Supreme Court resolution to emphasize that “nothing in the text, history or tradition of the United States Constitution has granted federal judges not elected the power to regulate abortion.

Parson added: “We are happy that the US Supreme Court has corrected this error and restored the power to the people and states to make these decisions. “

Although the Missouri rule calls for it to go into effect soon after the Supreme Court ruling, it was not entirely clear this Friday. at what exact moment this will come true. Because. As the governor pointed out, a dispute that holds the law enforcement pending has yet to be resolved.

Of the other 25 states preparing to do the same with Missouri, twelve have already passed and are ready for more or less immediate application of “activation” laws to ban abortion in their territories. They are Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

Fernando Garcia, Washington