By Kimberlee Kruesi and Geoff Mulvihill
Abortion opponents are trying again to implement restrictions in the latest round of court and legislative action on the divisive issue.
This round of efforts centers on states that have considered bans before and a policy that’s been bouncing around federal courts.
Here are key things to know about the latest developments in the saga of how abortion policy will settle after the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion.
PURPLE STATE POLICY
Since the Dobbs ruling last year, tighter abortion restrictions have been enacted in most Republican-controlled states and protections of abortion access have gone into effect in most that are dominated by Democrats.
But there hasn’t been such a uniform story in the 11 states with divided government control. Virginia has kept its status quo, for instance, while Vermont has adopted a constitutional amendment to preserve abortion access and Louisiana and Kentucky have bans in place.
Change came quickly in North Carolina in April when one state lawmaker flipped from Democrat to Republican, giving the GOP enough votes to override gubernatorial vetoes.
Lawmakers promptly passed a ban that’s less restrictive than most — allowing abortion for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, which would be among the least restrictive of the new bans. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed it. But lawmakers on Tuesday overrode that veto and the new law is set to take effect July 1.
TRYING AGAIN ON BANS IN NEBRASKA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Nebraska and South Carolina are both Republican-dominated states where GOP lawmakers have struggled to agree on the details of abortion bans.
Both are considering bans this week, just weeks after earlier efforts narrowly fell short on procedural votes.
And both have resurrected legislation that’s less restrictive than versions that were rejected previously.
In South Carolina, Republican lawmakers were divided on whether to ban…
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