abortion ban
Termination prohibition law
An abortion ban is a law or policy that prohibits abortion, either entirely or after a specified point in pregnancy.
Bans vary widely—some include exceptions for rape, incest, or medical emergencies, while others are near-total.
The term gained prominence in American political discourse after 2022: The state passed a six-week abortion ban.
Supporters typically call these laws "protections" rather than bans.
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- pro-choiceSupporting legal abortion access
- Roe v Wade1973 reproductive rights decision
- fetusGestating offspring
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
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- prohibitionsban, forbid, prohibition, forbidden, prohibit
- Reproduction Policynatalism, pronatalism, family planning, population control, birth rate
- Reproductive Rightsreproductive autonomy, bodily autonomy, right to choose, Roe v. Wade, birth control
- taboostaboo, incest, cannibalism, bestiality, necrophilia
- AbortionD&C, MVA, EVA, mifepristone
- Romanian Revolutionhelicopter escape, firing squad, execution, Bucharest, demonstrators
abortion banreproductive freedom
reproductive rights · bodily autonomy · reproductive autonomy · right to choose · reproductive justice
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