Abortion is a common health care procedure. Specifically, a reported 1 in 4 women in the United States will have an abortion before the age of 45.1 And the majority of people in the United States, regardless of political or religious affiliation, support a person’s2 right to obtain an abortion. Yet despite the consistent public support across religious and political affiliations, anti-abortion lawmakers’ attempts to circumvent abortion rights have persisted for decades.
