To anyone with a normal, passing familiarity with the Supreme Court, the news earlier this year that a majority of justices were poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that held that a woman’s right to get an abortion was protected by the constitution, probably came as a …
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The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule that will strip health care clinics around the country of federal funding if they refer patients to abortion services. Reproductive rights advocates call it a “gag rule” because it imposes limits on the issues doctors can discuss with …
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Update: Late Friday, the federal appeals court in D.C. denied Jane Doe’s plea to require the federal government to release her to get an abortion. In a 2-1 decision, the court gave the government until October 31st to find someone to be legally responsible for Jane Doe – a “sponsor” …
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