More than 75% of Americans support allowing legal abortions in cases of rape and incest. But such exceptions are absent from the abortion bans that are poised to become law in 15 states across the country.
In Wisconsin, most of the leading Republican candidates for governor
And in Oklahoma, Republican officials seem satisfied with laws that don’t include rape or incest exceptions, said Michael Crespin, a University of Oklahoma political scientist. This includes Gov. Kevin Stitt, whohe wants to be the nation’s most "pro-life governor" and will sign any legislation that comes across his desk.
In Michigan, for instance, abortion-rights backers rapidly collected a record number of signatures to place a measure on the statewide ballot in November that would add a right to abortion in the state constitution, said Bill Ballenger, a political analyst and newsletter publisher in Michigan. Michigan’s 1931 law banning abortion — which includes no exceptions for rape and incest — could snap back into place, though Democratic officials are in court seeking to prevent that from happening.
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