State lawmakers passed the second - highest number of
abortion restrictions ever this past year, with 19 states enacting 43 measures in 2012 that limited access to abortion services, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
Not exact matches
They have been passing new
restrictions on
abortions ever since.
This is the first time that the Supreme Court has
ever upheld a
restriction on
abortion without a health exception.
«Kentucky faces a perfect storm of attacks: A legislature that continues to pass
ever more onerous
restrictions on women seeking a
abortion, a governor with a personal personal crusade to shut down every clinic in the state, and escalating protests that recently culminated in a blockade that prevented patients from entering the front door.
Moreover, the
ever - increasing weight of these
restrictions may strain providers» financial and staffing resources, making it all the more difficult to offer services other than
abortion.