Trigger law

A trigger law is a nickname for a law that is unenforceable, but may achieve enforceability if a key change in circumstances occurs.

Abortion trigger laws in the United States
States with trigger laws or pre-Roe bans on abortion that would make abortion illegal in the state if Roe v. Wade were overturned

In the United States, ten states — Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Missouri, Tennessee, South Dakota and Utah — have trigger laws that would automatically ban abortion in the first and second trimesters if the landmark case Roe v. Wade were overturned.[1][2][3] Illinois formerly had a trigger law (enacted in 1975), but repealed it in 2017.[4][5][6] Also, nine states — Alabama, Arizona, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Wisconsin as well as the already mentioned Arkansas and Mississippi, still have their unenforced pre-Roe abortion bans on the law books. Those laws are not currently enforceable due to Roe, but could be enforced if Roe were overturned.[2]

References
  1. "What if Roe Fell?". Center for Reproductive Rights. February 21, 2019.
  2. "Abortion Policy in the Absence of Roe". Guttmacher Institute. June 1, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. Smith, Kate (April 22, 2019). "Abortion would automatically be illegal in these states if Roe v. Wade is overturned". CBS News.
  4. Sarah Mansur, Bill removes trigger from abortion law, but impact unclear, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (May 1, 2017).
  5. John Dempsey, Rauner signing of abortion bill angers conservatives, WLS-AM (September 29, 2017).
  6. Note, Recent Legislation: Illinois Repeals Anti-Abortion Trigger Law, 131 Harv. L. Rev. 1836 (2018).
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