North Dakota , Becomes Latest State , to Pass Strict Abortion Ban.<br />On April 24, North Dakota adopted one of the United States' <br />strictest abortion laws, banning the procedure <br />with few exceptions up to six weeks of gestation.<br />This bill clarifies and refines <br />existing state law… and reaffirms <br />North Dakota as a pro-life state, Doug Burgum, Republican governor of North Dakota, via 'The Guardian'.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the new law <br />allows abortions up to six weeks only in <br />the case of rape, incest or medical emergency.<br />North Dakota has always <br />been pro-life and believed in <br />valuing the moms and children <br />both. We’re pretty happy and <br />grateful that the governor <br />stands with that value, Janne Myrdal, Republican senator, via 'The Guardian'.<br />Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned <br />Roe v. Wade last year, numerous states <br />have moved to ban or restrict the procedure.<br />Currently, 13 states have already <br />put bans in place on abortion<br />at all stages of pregnancy.<br />Meanwhile, at least 20 Democratic <br />states have launched a network <br />to strengthen access to abortions.<br />'The Guardian' reports that North Dakota <br />no longer has any abortion clinics, after <br />the state's last facility in Fargo was shut down.<br />The owner of that facility, the Red River Women's <br />Clinic, continues to pursue a lawsuit challenging the <br />constitutionality of North Dakota's abortion bans.<br />I don’t think women in North Dakota <br />are going to accept this and there will be <br />action in the future to get our rights back. <br />Our legislature is overwhelmingly <br />pro-pregnancy, but I think women in the <br />state would like to make their own decisions, Liz Conmy, Democratic representative for North Dakota, via 'The Guardian'
