Gilmore said experts have noted that banning abortion outright, as several U.S. states have come close to doing in recent months, violates humans rights.
States like Georgia, Alabama, Missouri and Ohio have passed strict abortion restrictions that would bar abortions before many women even know they are pregnant.
This week, the largest organization of obstetricians and gynecologists in the U.S. also spoke out about the science used to restrict abortion rights, taking aim at early abortion bans proponents describe as “heartbeat bills.”
Gilmore also noted that abortion restrictions put poorer women, and women who face other forms of marginalization, at particular risk.
Cover: Abortion-rights supporters take part in a protest Thursday, May 30, 2019, in St. Louis. »