Justice Samuel Alito said that abortion policy crafted by elected representatives in the states would be more responsive to what constituents want than federal protection of the right. He was wrong.
Activists protest for the end of shackling pregnant women during birth in prison in New York in 2015.
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Tennessee and Wisconsin are among the states that can jail pregnant women because of illegal substance use, despite major medical groups saying that this practice isn’t effective.
A demonstrator outside the Supreme Court building expresses fear that other precedents will fall, too.
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The justices who decided to overturn the abortion rights precedent of Roe v. Wade explained their reasoning, and signaled other precedents could be reversed as well.
Anti-abortion protestors celebrate the overturning of Roe v. Wade outside the US Supreme Court on June 24.
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By a 6 to 3 majority, the Supreme Court decided to overrule the landmark Roe decision and end almost 50 years of access to abortion being a constitution right.
Supreme Court decides to upend 50 years of abortion rights.
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The Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, issued a ruling that overturned decades of constitutional abortion rights for women in the US. Scholars explain the significance of the decision.
US Supreme Court justices arrive at the US Capitol in February 2022
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The Supreme Court held off at least another day before announcing a ruling on abortion rights. High profile cases take more time to finalize, but there are also political and public relations factors.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters ahead of a vote on abortion rights.
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With the Supreme Court likely to strike down constitutional protection for abortion, a centuries-old debate over its morality and legality has been reignited.
Abortion rights activists carry cutouts of Supreme Court justice members outside of the court during a protest on Dec. 1, 2021.
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The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a number of major decisions this year. Expert predictions will abound – but statistical models are more likely to be accurate.
A justice representing a kinder political age?
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There was little controversy when President Bill Clinton nominated Stephen Breyer to the bench in 1994. His tenure on the Supreme Court reflects those less partisan times.
The Supreme Court appears on the cusp of ending Roe v. Wade.
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In past rulings, the court has acknowledged that there’s a connection between the ability of women to control their reproductive lives and the economic health of the nation.
Demonstrators in Austin march at the Texas State Capitol in just one of many rallies held across the U.S. to protest the state’s new abortion law.
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