No States With Abortion Bans Prevent Miscarriage Treatment
We’ve tracked NRLC’s 13th annual The Status of Abortion in the United States, 2026, a much-anticipated report, beginning two weeks ago today. The report, which can be read in its entirety here , merits even more attention, but I’ll wrap up our coverage today.
You can link to all six previous part here.
The last sections summarized today include
#1. State Laws and Abortion
#2. A Summary of Abortion Laws in All 50 States and the District of Columbia
#3. No Current Laws Prohibit Abortion in Emergency Situations
#4. Opposition to Criminal Penalties for Women in State Abortion Laws
#5. The U.S. Supreme Court & Abortion
I’ll focus #3 and #4.
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#3 is needed both because it is just and accurate but also because pro-abortion forces consistently misrepresent the Movement’s position.
Most states with laws protecting unborn children include explicit language permitting abortion for emergency medical intervention when it is necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to prevent substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman. Additionally, most states clarify that these laws do not prevent miscarriage treatment, the delivery of a stillborn child, or any other procedure to remove a baby who has died in utero.
#4 is built around a letter sent on May 12, 2022, in anticipation of the Dobbs decision which would overturn the hated Roe v. Wade decision. More than 70 leading pro-life organizations came together to issue a unified and unequivocal message to state lawmakers. That message was that women who have abortions should not be criminalized.
Spearheaded by National Right to Life and signed by a broad coalition of state, national, and international pro-life leaders, the joint letter reflected a longstanding principle within the pro-life movement—one grounded in compassion, justice, and a clear understanding of who bears responsibility for abortion
Almost four years later, National Right to Life stands firmly behind that letter that made it clear that while pro-life advocates rightly seek accountability for abortion providers and an industry driven by profit and disregard for human dignity, punishing women is neither just nor effective.
Do yourself a great favor and read “The Status of Abortion in the United States, 2026”.
As we’ve said many, many times, an educated pro-lifer is the unborn child’s best friend.
LifeNews.com Note: Dave Andrusko is the editor of National Right to Life News and an author and editor of several books on abortion topics. He frequently writes Today’s News and Views — an online opinion column on pro-life issues.
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