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President Biden said Friday that the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the Roe v. Wade case made the United States an “outlier” to the west.
“With this decision, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court shows how extreme it is and how far it is from the majority of the country,” Biden said in a speech at the White House.
“They made the United States an outlier among the developed countries of the world, but this decision should not be the final word.”
However, European countries have abortion laws that are similar to regulations supported by many Republican-led state governments. The Supreme Court ruled on Friday as part of a lawsuit on Mississippi law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks of gestation.
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh said in a Friday agreement that banning abortions does not make it illegal to travel to another state to have an abortion.
In comparison, abortion is only permitted in the case of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is at stake in Poland. In Ireland and Germany, abortion procedures are almost always banned after 12 weeks.
Italy does not allow abortions after 90 days or less than 13 weeks. France, Austria and Spain banned the procedure after 14 weeks.
“Supporting a law restricting abortion on demand after 20 weeks will bring the United States closer to the international mainstream, rather than leaving it as a remote country with a super-tolerant abortion policy,” said the Pro Life Group. Charlotte Roger Institute said. 2014.
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The report said North Korea, China and Vietnam are included in the list of countries where abortion is legal in the last 20 weeks. The Reproductive Rights Center estimates that 12 countries now allow abortions for up to 20 weeks, the group’s legal counsel told PolitiFact last month. According to the United Kingdom National Health Service, abortions are allowed for up to 24 weeks in the United Kingdom.
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In addition, according to PolitiFact, more than 20 countries have “flexible” legislation that allows abortion proceedings after 20 weeks under certain circumstances. For example, the Czech Republic allows abortion after 20 weeks for mental health reasons, and Japan allows abortion after 22 weeks for socioeconomic reasons.
Friday’s Supreme Court ruling effectively returns the power to regulate abortion to the state. Several Democratic states have introduced laws that remove most restrictions on abortion.