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Following the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade, clinics in multiple states have reportedly ceased performing abortions "immediately." However, Democrat-run states like New York won't change post-Roe. Here's where abortion is banned now and what Democratic strongholds will still be an uphill battle for the pro-life movement:

NPR national correspondent Sarah McCammon reported Friday she heard from some clinic sources in Louisiana, Kentucky, Texas, and Missouri that are halting abortions "immediately" in response to the Dobbs decision. McCammon also told Planned Parenthood has stopped carrying out abortions in Arkansas.

Louisiana

Abortion is illegal in Louisiana as of Friday after the landmark SCOTUS ruling. It’s one of 13 states in the U.S. with trigger laws in place, although most require a waiting period or further action for the bans to take effect.  

I've signed SB 342 by Sen. Jackson. While this legislation is similar to that passed in 2006, which is effective upon Roe v. Wade being overturned, SB 342 expands the exceptions in the 2006 legislation to include instances of medical futility & ectopic pregnancies. #lagov

— John Bel Edwards (@LouisianaGov) June 21, 2022

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has entirely overturned Roe and eviscerated the right to legal abortion in states like Kentucky. The court ruled that states can ban abortion altogether, upending 50 years of precedent that millions have relied upon.

— ACLU of Kentucky (@ACLUofKY) June 24, 2022

SCOTUS just overruled Roe & Casey, ending one of the most morally & legally corrupt eras in US history. Praise the Lord.

Abortion is now illegal in Texas.

And today I’m closing my office—and making it an annual holiday—as a memorial to the 70 million lives lost bc of abortion.

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) June 24, 2022