Other states should copy North Dakota's anti-abortion legislation

The North Dakota Supreme Court reinstated the state’s expansive abortion ban last month. The law only allows abortion up to six weeks in cases of rape or incest and when the life of the mother is in danger. Unlike proposed pro-life legislation in other states, the North Dakota law places the punishment for abortion where it belongs. And that’s not with the mother.

As PBS reports, “The law makes it a felony crime for anyone to perform an abortion, though it specifically protects patients from prosecution. Doctors could be prosecuted and penalized by as much as five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.”