A more conservative court could choose cases that incrementally erode abortion rights, or they could push for reconsideration of the constitutional issues at the very heart of Roe v. Wade.
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People who object to the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion have fought it for years. A recent Supreme Court decision makes the fight much easier.
An expert explains that many of the foundational Jewish texts assert that a fetus does not attain the status of personhood until birth.
At best, this 'debate' is a distraction from political action that could truly make a difference. At worst, it actively reproduces some of the conditions it seeks to disrupt.
Many states are also eroding a woman's right to access abortions.
A law professor writes "the future of Roe v. Wade looks tenuous." That gives more power to the states -- including four that have passed "trigger laws" to outlaw abortion if Roe is overturned.
One in 4 US women receives an abortion sometime in her life. Who are the women who choose to end their pregnancies?
Over the past 45 years, women have married later, attained higher education and joined the workforce in record numbers. Could it all be turned back?
What will happen to the landmark abortion rights ruling with Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court?
As conservatives cheer and liberals fret, a law professor considers Gorsuch's judicial record and the politics behind his selection.
Recent Supreme Court rulings played a crucial role in the cultural politics that got Donald Trump elected.
One in five vice presidents becomes president. So we had scholars watching Tuesday night. Here's what they heard.
Public opinion may play a role in the Supreme Court's upcoming decision on gay marriage but it will likely be in an unexpected way.
Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision in Roe v Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)), which found that Texas State law prohibiting abortion was unconstitutional. The landmark decision…
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