Abortion in America (pt. I)
How are recent abortion-related laws affecting access?
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block the “Texas Heartbeat Act” from going into effect while the case makes its way through the lower courts. In a dissent, Chief Justice John Roberts called SB 8’s statutory scheme “not only unusual, but unprecedented.” What’s different about this six-week abortion ban? And what’s at stake in Mississippi’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case that SCOTUS will hear in December? This week, Leigh begins an examination of the history of abortion in America — though in reverse and starting with recent events.
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