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Dear team,

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court in June,
the right to abortion under the U.S. Constitution has been lost.
Anti-abortion lawmakers in many states have rushed to implement
abortion bans and the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners
are working to block those state bans from taking effect to preserve
access to abortion care.

Anti-abortion lawmakers intentionally make abortion restrictions
difficult to understand as a way to push care further out of reach.
But familiarity with the legal terms and definitions used to discuss
abortion legislation is key to understanding the state of abortion
access-and fighting for better protections.

The Center created a glossary to explain abortion restrictions,
protections, and related legal terms for precisely this reason. Our
glossary breaks down everything from trigger bans to TRAP laws:
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Trigger bans: Abortion bans passed since Roe was decided that are
intended to ban abortion entirely if the Supreme Court limited or
overturned Roe or if a federal Constitutional amendment prohibited
abortion.

SB-8 Copycats: Laws that are modeled after Texas SB 8, the vigilante
law that took effect in September 2021. These laws ban abortion at an
early gestational age and are enforced through private rights of
action, which authorizes members of the public to sue abortion
providers and people who help others access abortion care.

State constitutional protection: A declaration from the state's
highest court affirming that the state constitution protects the right
to abortion, separately and apart from the existence of any federal
constitutional right.

EXPLORE THE REST OF THE GLOSSARY
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It's more important than ever to understand exactly how abortion
access is being affected by the law and we hope this glossary will be
a helpful resource. Thank you for your continued support in helping us
fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights around the globe.

Onwards,

Center for Reproductive Rights











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