Joel Carillet via Getty Images An abortion-rights demonstration in front of the Supreme Court in June. This year, as of Dec. 11, 22 abortion restrictions were passed nationwide — a number that will likely edge up to 24 by the time 2019 begins. It’s the fewest abortion restrictions passed in a single year in more than a decade, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which studies and promotes reproductive health policy. That’s not captured in the pure number.”Here’s how anti-abortion legislators targeted abortion access in 2018. Because if the Supreme Court overturns or undermines Roe v. Wade, that applies to every state, not just the state with the case.”

Source: Huffington Post December 30, 2018 04:30 UTC