Many conservative states already have « trigger laws » in place that would ban abortions immediately or soon after if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said a national abortion ban could be « possible » if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. The future of abortion rights in the United States could be upended later this year, as the Supreme Court could overturn the landmark case that guarantees the right to seek an abortion, according to a court opinion leaked by Politico earlier this week. If the court overturns the case, it would leave the issue of abortion to the states. In an interview with USA Today published on Saturday, however, McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said Thursday that a national ban on the procedure would be « possible » if the court overturns the case. « If the leaked opinion became the final opinion, legislative bodies—not only at the state level but at the federal level—certainly could legislate in that area, » he said.
