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Abortion

U.S. abortion policy shouldn't emulate China or North Korea. We should be more like Europe.

So, who is following the policy example from Europe – pro-life legislators in Mississippi, or politicians in Washington who support abortion on demand until term?

Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrators at the Supreme Court in 2019.
Charles A. “Chuck” Donovan and Angelina B. Nguyen
Opinion contributors

What do most European nations have in common with Mississippi?  Commonsense limitations on elective abortion performed in the second and third trimesters.

Surprised? While American elites often look to Europe for social policy guidance, a new study by the Charlotte Lozier Institute shows 47 out of 50 European nations limit elective abortion at or before 15 weeks of gestation. In the United States, 0 out of 50 states have enforceable limits on abortion at 15 weeks. 

So, who is following the policy example from Europe – pro-life legislators in Mississippi, or politicians in Washington who support abortion on demand until term?

European abortion restrictions

This fall, the Supreme Court will take upDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, involving a Mississippi statute adopted with the legislature’s bipartisan support in 2018 that limits abortion on demand after 15 weeks.