State supreme courts have a relatively low profile in the US. That’s going to change now that they will be under political pressure to decide whether abortion is protected in state constitutions.
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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.
Scholars explain how the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion is likely to affect women’s health.
There are 13 states with so-called ‘trigger laws’ that aim to ban abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. But what actually must happen for the laws to take effect?
The Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade this spring will be only the first part of a complicated legal saga that will play out at the state level.
Abortions are more often self-induced by women with drugs and dangerous substances in Nigeria due to restrictive abortion laws.
In 1983, a constitutional referendum outlawed abortion in Ireland. In 2018, another referendum repealed the ban and legalized abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy. What happened?
25 states aren’t expected to ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. But limits on abortion in these places, too, make it an uncertain refuge for people seeking abortions elsewhere.
We need more health workers and public hospitals to provide abortions, a common and essential health service.
A draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito suggests that a majority of the court may overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion in the US.
During the pandemic, health care providers began prescribing abortion pills without requiring in-person exams. This practice could help people access the care they need when abortion rights are in limbo.
Brown v. Board didn’t overrule ‘separate-but-equal’ but it had that end. A law scholar explains how there is a lesson there for conservatives on today’s Court looking to end abortion in the US.
The big case is about abortion, but there are other very important issues before the Supreme Court – including gun rights and government funding for religious schools.
Some people seeking to influence public opinion about abortion rights claim the science is clear. It’s not, and that means abortion remains a political question – not a biological one.
The abortion rights debate has moved on from freedom to choose – it is now about having available options, a bioethicist writes.
The 1973 Supreme Court decision which has underpinned abortion law in the US since might be under threat.
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor of Law, George Washington University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Law, Boston University
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Professor of Health Law and Professor of Law, Boston University
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Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, University of Florida
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Dean of Economics, Politics & History, The University of Austin
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Professor of Philosophy and Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Social Work, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Political Science, Hamline University
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Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Benin
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Bioethicist, University of Cincinnati
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Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
