On Monday North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation banning abortion at six weeks of pregnancy. The decision is one of the strictest in the country and comes just two weeks after a similar ban in Florida was passed.
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Monday banning abortion at six weeks of pregnancy, marking one of the strictest laws in the US.The legislation will effectively ban rape victims and victims of incest from being able to obtain an abortion. Most women, according to the American Pregnancy Association, find out they are pregnant four to seven weeks following conception.Democratic Representative Gretchen Dobervich had attempted to amend the bill from six week to 12 weeks for women who have been the victim of sexual violence, however, the state House panel had rejected the move.
