TRAP law
English
editEtymology
editAn 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.