• octopus_ink@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    I’m okay with abortion being technically illegal, but the above would likely make it legal for all intents and purposes, and I’m okay with that.

    Do you have any ideas how few doctors are going to be willing provide care if this is the state of abortion law?

    I’m okay with abortion being technically illegal

    As someone who has never been involved with an abortion and would not want that choice made, I am not.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      Why wouldn’t doctors want to? The first trimester is essentially a blank check (the vast majority of abortions), and everything after that has a pretty high bar (intent plus sealed medical history). The likelihood of anyone getting charged is incredibly low, especially if they can point to any form of medical expediency.

      It would be similar to the self-defense laws in many red states, they’re so loose that charges almost never stick if there’s any possibility that it was self defense.