Abortion foes hailing birth of a new nation

is not viable before an abortion can be provided at 20 weeks or later, except in a medical emergency. Laws adopted in Arkansas and Texas include bans on a commonly used second-trimester procedure known as dilation and evacuation. Similar measures are already in effect in Mississippi and West Virginia; although courts have blocked Arkansas and at least four other states from enforcing them.

Other measures approved this year include ones mandating that women receive an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion (Iowa, Kentucky and Wyoming), imposing restrictions on the disposition of fetal remains (Arkansas and Texas) and introducing additional requirements for minors seeking the procedure (Indiana, Louisiana and West Virginia).

Republican lawmakers in Iowa decided to set up a wholly state-run family planning program — forgoing about $3 million in annual funding from Medicaid — so they can exclude organizations with ties to abortion providers. As a result, Planned Parenthood says it had to close four of its 12 health centers in the state. Texas and Missouri have taken similar steps.

In Arizona, GOP lawmakers included a provision in the state budget that could divert about $2 million in federal Title X grants from Planned Parenthood. The move could jeopardize five health centers, according to the group. Kentucky and South Carolina also took steps to deny funds for family planning services to organizations that provide abortions.

Planned Parenthood and other defenders of reproductive rights have been making their case to lawmakers and staging protests around the country. In some states, Democrats stepped in to protect or expand abortion access.