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The Fall of Roe. Mailbag & Interview with Attorney General Dana Nessel

America Dissected

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What's on the Books About Abortion?

There's a litany of abortion related laws that prevent the availability of abortion, or at least legally so. The only instance in which an abortion would be legal is to save the life of the woman - but we don't have any case law for that. So it's unclear if high blood pressure can lead to mortality while either during the course of her pregnancy or during childbirth. But if that's a forty percent chance, is that enough to save her life? I would say it's doubtful. And when you start putting potential consequences, legal consequences, on the end of making the quo wrong decision,. then you're going to see a lot more conservative, conservative decision making. It just freezes

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