North Dakota Senate passes bill banning most abortions as early as 6 weeks into pregnancy

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7. I wish I had an answer to your question.

I don't know. The Supreme Court is really the last bulwark against the tyranny of the majority that the Rethugs and their Fundie allies seek to impose on the rest of the country and right now I am not at all optimistic about the result if (or when) a case like this gets to them. Roberts may try and avoid taking Roe on if he has bigger fish to fry but he has a bunch of Opus Dei nutcases on the bench with him who are wetting their pants for a chance to do away with Roe. But even if the Supremes don't take it up in many States the 'instrumentalists' in the anti-abortion movement have made great strides in passing laws which make abortion still legal, but in practical terms unavailable.

For the time being a large number of Northeastern States will continue to protect a Woman's Right to her own body, perhaps along with California and a few other states. That is a poor outcome at best, since it jeopardizes Womens' health in perhaps half of the states. But if the USSCt speaks on the issue I can see even those states having the Right to Choose severely curtailed.

Not a rosy picture, I'm afraid.