TRAP law
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An acronym for "Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers".
Noun
[edit]- A type of legislation specifically designed to restrict abortion providers.
- 2001, Barry Yeoman, “The Quiet War on Abortion”, in Mother Jones:
- In February, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand South Carolina's TRAP law, which imposes 27 pages of requirements on abortion clinics—providing a virtual blueprint for states that want to create constitutional clinic regulations.