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Unfortunately you are incorrect even though I wish you were right.

"Of the 22 states with abortion bans that will instantly take effect if the landmark Supreme Court ruling is overturned, 10 have passed laws that make no exceptions for rape or incest: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas."

https://news.yahoo.com/some-republican-states-set-to-ban-abo...

Proposed bill in Louisiana: Get an abortion get charged with homicide.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/05/louisiana...




Rape and incest != medical need


Having to carry a rapists child to term would likely cause some level of psychological trauma. Psychological trauma is a valid medical reason for attaining a medical marijuana use case in many states. So I would argue that state level governments have already accepted psychological trauma as a medical need.




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