CT Abortion Law: 5 Things To Know - Patch
Gov. Ned Lamont vowed to sign a bill that would expand abortion access in Connecticut and provide more privacy against lawsuits.
CONNECTICUT — A leaked draft majority opinion suggests that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, which would revert abortion laws back to states.
Abortion would still be legal in Connecticut if that were to happen, but the same wouldn't be true for many states across the country. Here is what to know about how the abortion law in Connecticut and what would happen if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Where does abortion stand in Connecticut if Roe v. Wade is overturned?
Connecticut has a 32-year-old law on the books that makes it a pregnant woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy before the viability of a fetus after consultation with a physician.
What does Connecticut's recently-passed abortion bill do?
The bill has two main parts. One would allow for physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to perform aspiration abortions in the first trimester.
The other major part of the bill limits how much information Connecticut authorities and doctors can share when a person comes to Connecticut for an abortion. This would make it harder to bring successful legal action under a law like Texas's, said Legislative Judiciary Committee Vice Chair Rep. Matt Blumenthal (D-Stamford), according to CT News Junkie.
It also limits the governor's discretion to extradite people accused of crimes in another state if the crime alleged isn't a crime under Connecticut law. It wouldn't apply to federal law.
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When will Gov. Ned Lamont sign the new abortion bill?
The bill passed the House and Senate and is now in the hands of the nonpartisan Legislative Commissioner's Office, which supervises the printing of the bill's final form.
It then heads to the offices of the House clerk, Senate clerk and Secretary of the State before Lamont can sign it.
Lamont has said he would sign the bill as soon as it's transmitted to his office.
What was the vote tally in each chamber?
The Senate voted 25-9 and the House 87-60. The bill passed mostly across party lines, with Democratic legislators in favor and Republicans opposed, but there were several exceptions.
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Rep. Laura Devlin (R-Fairfield) voted in favor. Rep. Trenee McGee (D-West Haven) voted against the bill and said that Black girls are taught that abortion is another birth control method.
How have Connecticut leaders reacted to the leaked Supreme Court draft?
Co-sponsors of the new Connecticut abortion bill said overruling Roe v. Wade would be bad for the country, but they also worried that language within the draft could clear the way for axing gay marriage, LGBTQ rights and contraception.
"Its language makes clear that nothing is off the table for this Court," Reps. Matt Blumenthal and Jillian Gilchcrest said in a statement.
Lamont vowed to sign Connecticut's new bill as soon as it hits his desk. Read what other Connecticut politicians had to say.
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