trigger law
Conditional activation legislation
A trigger law is legislation written to take effect automatically when a specified event occurs—typically a court ruling or the repeal of another law.
The term gained prominence in debates over abortion rights, where states passed laws that would immediately ban or restrict abortion if *Roe v.
Wade* were overturned: Several states had trigger laws ready when the Supreme Court decided Dobbs.
- signMark conveying information
- conditionalityState of being dependent
- abortionEnding a pregnancy
- women's healthMedicine for female bodies
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
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