North Dakota has become the latest state to ban abortion in most cases — again.
Gov. Doug Burgum on Monday signed a ban that has narrow exceptions: Abortion is legal in pregnancies caused by rape or incest, but only in the first six weeks of pregnancy. Abortion is allowed later in pregnancy only in specific medical emergencies.
The law is intended to replace a previous ban that is not being enforced while a state court weighs its constitutionality.
Ten months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and a nationwide right to abortion, actions by lawmakers and in courts — and the interplay between them — continue to create confusion.
Here is a look at what is known and not known about where abortion policy stands in North Dakota and where it falls in the national landscape.
WHAT LAWS ARE IN PLAY IN NORTH DAKOTA?
The state adopted a “trigger law” in 2007 to ban abortion in the event that Roe was overturned.
But soon after last year’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…