14th Amendment Agreement With Abortion In Washington
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Right now, abortion is legal in Washington until "viability," which is the stage of pregnancy when a fetus has developed enough that it is able to survive outside the uterus with medical help. When it happens depends on how the fetus is developing and can be different for every pregnancy.
A person can have a medical abortion until they are about 11 weeks pregnant. Washington state is protecting access to medication abortion, despite any court rulings in other states, and provides more information through the WA Department of Health.
Yes, Washington passed a spate of bills that defended and expanded access to abortion and gender-affirming health care in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and the ongoing attacks on gender affirming care. And yes, the right to abortion is found in the Washington state constitution and in laws.
Under the new legislation, a minimum of one registered health practitioner (medical or prescribing) is permitted to provide an abortion service for a patient with a pregnancy gestation not more than 23 weeks i.e. up to and including 23 weeks (23+0).
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Washington protects your right to safely get abortion Washington law says that nobody is allowed to stop you from going to a place where you can get medical care, including abortion care. For example, if you see protesters outside a clinic, it is illegal for them to physically block you from entering.
The Constitution does not contain the words “health,” “health care,” “medical care,” or “medicine.” But if we look deeper, a more nuanced picture emerges. The Court has found rights to privacy, to bodily integrity, and to refuse medical care within the vague right to “due process” contained in the Constitution.
At 331 (Stevens, J., dissenting) ( A competent individual's decision to refuse life-sustaining medical procedures is an aspect of liberty protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. ).
All adults with decision-making capacity (i.e. able to make decisions for themselves) have the right to accept or decline medical treatment—even if decisions may result in a poor outcome, including death.
