The state currently bans the procedure after 15 weeks, a law that went into effect after the fall of Roe v. Wade. But the state supreme court will determine if the current law gets overridden by one that predates the state’s existence. An 1864 law, which is still on the books, would impose a near-complete ban on abortions with almost no exceptions.
But while the two dueling laws are being debated in court, a separate effort is underway to place a ballot initiative in front of voters in November 2024.
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