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Nate Hargus, an antiabortion activist, told the City Council: “Y’all guys are not voting on healthcare. You are voting on whether or not to kill innocent children. ... Y’all guys are willing to protect everyone but the ones that cannot protect themselves.”

The Supreme Court blocked his order and then overturned it entirely on the grounds that the antiabortion plaintiffs did not have standing to sue.

It has since become evident that strict antiabortion laws don’t only affect women seeking elective abortions, but those experiencing pregnancy-related emergencies who are denied the full panoply of medical treatments, turning even routine complications into life-threatening conditions.

The implications for state policymakers should be plain — if they don’t allow antiabortion ideology to outweigh social and economic realities.

Over the last week or so, President Trump has signaled to the antiabortion wing of his base that despite his campaign promises, he will not leave abortion regulation to the states.