FACT CHECK · DEBATE METHOD AND GENERAL FACTS
Claim: The abortion debate turned on 24 weeks
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
24 weeks is a legal line twice: UK Abortion Act (28 wks in 1967, 24 since 1990) and US viability under Roe/Casey (~23-24 wks) until Dobbs, 24 Jun 2022, let states decide; 21 now restrict earlier.
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