In Delaware, abortion is still a felony. Here's why lawmakers are likely to change that

Delaware lawmakers want to erase a 19th-century law that classifies abortion as manslaughter and a felony.

Abortion rights advocates argue the change is necessary to protect abortion rights in case the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade following last year's confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

House Bill 31 by Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear, would remove a law that makes someone guilty of a felony if they perform an abortion. It would also remove the law that makes it a misdemeanor to either perform an abortion on oneself or to make or distribute substances or instruments to help an abortion.

The bill also removes a law that makes someone guilty of manslaughter if they perform an abortion that results in the woman's death.

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