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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
States can restrict the practice to various degrees depending on trimester, etc... However, I believe the federal law requires there to be at least a specific period wherein abortion is legal.
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The general concept is that states can't impose restrictions that effectively deny the right to an abortion. There are various nuanced areas within that, ranging from things about timing to technique. It's obviously a very contentious area, so there's always a battle over a certain law that restricts x and another that permits y, etc.