As the country awaits the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrat-led states are proposing laws to shore up abortion rights at the local level.
The effort is in direct response to the organized campaign to make abortion illegal. Dozens of states have enacted laws, or are considering them, to restrict access to abortion as the country awaits the Supreme Court’s decision.
On Wednesday, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed S.B. 1309, a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. It also allows for abortion providers in Idaho to be sued, much like the Texas law approved last year.
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