The Texas restrictions are very new. The protections of Roe v Wade are much stronger (while they still exist lol) technically than what people have in Europe. Roe theoretically guarantees up to "viability" (22-23 weeks) and until the Bush years,you could even do partial birth abortions.
Most countries in Europe, abortion only unrestricted up to the first trimester. Even countries like Denmark and Austria require doctor's approval which is something that only the more conservative states in the US have (mandatory ultrasounds or requiring appointments), and those restrictions are fairly new in the US (30 years ago you never had to see a doctor before your abortion anywhere in the US, until the Supreme Court started chipping away at Roe). Germany and Belgium have longer waiting periods than some of the reddest US states.
Edit: Did some digging on Germany's abortion laws, and what they have on the books, right now, is technically a little stricter than the Mississippi ban that's being argued right now.
Doctors are also free to refuse abortions which means in some rural conservative areas, it's just like the US where technically abortion is legal but women have to drive hours to get one. For instance in some regions of Italy, over 90% of OBs refuse to perform abortions, and these are mostly rural, poorer regions just like in the US.
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The Texas restrictions are very new. The protections of Roe v Wade are much stronger (while they still exist lol) technically than what people have in Europe. Roe theoretically guarantees up to "viability" (22-23 weeks) and until the Bush years,you could even do partial birth abortions.
Most countries in Europe, abortion only unrestricted up to the first trimester. Even countries like Denmark and Austria require doctor's approval which is something that only the more conservative states in the US have (mandatory ultrasounds or requiring appointments), and those restrictions are fairly new in the US (30 years ago you never had to see a doctor before your abortion anywhere in the US, until the Supreme Court started chipping away at Roe). Germany and Belgium have longer waiting periods than some of the reddest US states.
Edit: Did some digging on Germany's abortion laws, and what they have on the books, right now, is technically a little stricter than the Mississippi ban that's being argued right now.
Doctors are also free to refuse abortions which means in some rural conservative areas, it's just like the US where technically abortion is legal but women have to drive hours to get one. For instance in some regions of Italy, over 90% of OBs refuse to perform abortions, and these are mostly rural, poorer regions just like in the US.