Meanings
nounTRAP law (plural TRAP laws)
plural TRAP laws
- A type of legislation specifically designed to restrict abortion providers.
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.
2001, Barry Yeoman, “The Quiet War on Abortion”, in Mother Jones
Origin
An acronym for "Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers".
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