A new blow to women’s rights in the United States. With a further squeeze on voluntary termination of pregnancy. The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Chamber passed a bill banning abortion at any time during pregnancy, except in cases of incest and rape or if the pregnant woman is in danger of life. A measure in line with those approved in Texas and Arizona that prohibit the termination of pregnancy after the fifteenth week without any exception. In addition, the law just passed in Oklahoma allows any citizen to report not only those who practice abortion, but also anyone “aids or facilitates the execution or induction of an abortion.”
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by Massimo Basile
Arizona has also launched a crackdown on abortion. The state has passed a law banning women from terminating their pregnancy after the fifteenth week. A very harsh measure, like the one approved in Florida at the beginning of March which bans abortion even in the case of rape, incest or human trafficking.
The measure must now be signed by the governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey, a Republican who has approved restrictions on abortion since taking office in 2015. The offensive of the anti-abortion movements, which took off in the Trump era, continues. women’s march had become a fixture.