Ok answer the question, is 20 weeks an UNDUE burden? If so exactly when is it ok for a State to say one can not CHOSE to abort?
The issue isnÂ’t the time limit, the issue is the many obstacles, hurtles, and like demeaning, invasive requirements a woman must negotiate and endure which constitutes an undue burden and a violation of privacy rights.
For example, with regard to the Michigan legislation youÂ’re referring to:
Specifically, the omnibus bill would criminalize all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, without exceptions for rape victims, the health of the woman or in cases where there is a severe fetal anomaly. It would require health centers that provide abortions to have surgery rooms, even when they don't provide surgical abortions. It would require doctors to be present for medication abortions and to screen women for "coercion" before providing an abortion, and it would create new regulations for the disposal of fetal remains.
The bill would also ban "telemedicine" abortions, or the use of technology to prescribe medication for abortion services and the morning-after pill.
The bolded items likely constitute an undue burden, which would result in the law being un-Constitutional.
If a woman could access an abortion prior to 20 weeks, unmolested and not harassed by the state, the time-limit may pass Constitutional muster, as the only question remaining being is 20 weeks a reasonable amount of time.