How to Use trigger law in a Sentence
trigger law
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The trigger law was passed in 2019 and took effect when Roe v. Wade was overturned.
—Bruce Schreiner, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2023
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Then being in Texas, knowing the trigger laws that had been passed in the lead-up to that decision.
—Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 23 June 2023
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After the high court’s ruling, a trigger law in Texas banned all abortions other than those intended to protect the life of the mother.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Aug. 2023
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The trigger law, adopted in 2019, went into effect one month after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
—Sonel Cutler, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
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More on trigger laws:Abortion 'trigger' bans to take effect in multiple states this week.
—Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
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The clinic was at the center of the case that overturned Roe, and a restrictive trigger law went into effect 10 days after the attorney general certified the court’s decision.
—Sonel Cutler, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
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States activated trigger laws banning the procedure that were drafted years or decades earlier, designed for the eventual fall of Roe.
—Sonel Cutler, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
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In the wake of the decision, 15 largely conservative states imposed near-total bans (through trigger laws or new legislation), and two more set limits at six weeks of pregnancy.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
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The state had several trigger laws that went into effect immediately after Roe was overturned.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 June 2023
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Additionally, a trigger law went into effect in Texas in August 2022 following the Dobbs decision.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 July 2023
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Within hours, states such as Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas began enacting trigger laws that banned abortions.
—Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
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