The governor of North Dakota signed a bill on Monday that outlaws abortions after six weeks, even in the case of rape or incest, making the abortion law one of the strictest in the nation.
The bill recently passed the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities, meaning the governor's signature wasn't even needed.
"This bill clarifies and refines existing state law ... and reaffirms North Dakota as a pro-life state," North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum said.
The move comes as state governments have bolstered their positions on abortion by either expanding or tightening access. In either case, state power has been leveraged while the federal government has watched from afar with anger.
"The Department of Justice has worked with commitment and urgency to defend the reproductive freedoms that are protected by federal law," said Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Biden administration has disregarded states' power in an effort to advance abortion access. The Department of Justice established the Reproductive Rights Task Force immediately after the overturning and has been countering state decisions in the courts ever since.
As written into the Constitution, however, every state has the right to make its own laws and regulations. The federal government, on the other hand, is overstepping its bounds yet again on an issue where it has no constitutional authority.
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