The high court heard oral arguments Wednesday to a challenge of a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, which directly confronts the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
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Sen. Collins says she’d support legislation to codify protections in Roe v. Wade
Sen. Susan Collins’ stance gains attention after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Mississippi case that advocates worry could put new constraints on abortion rights.
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Conservative Supreme Court justices signal they would OK abortion limits, overturn Roe
The justices led arguments that could decide the fate of the court’s historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the United States and its 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe.
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Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion, is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years.
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‘Anybody can just file a lawsuit’: Abortion rights groups challenge new Texas restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a legal challenge, but it’s not clear when the justices will act.
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Supreme Court signals willingness to allow abortion providers to challenge Texas law
The statute conflicts with landmark rulings that prevent a state from banning abortion early in pregnancy.
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Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in effect, but sets hearing on it
The justices say they will decide whether the federal government and abortion providers have the right to sue over the law.
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Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law
The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours, and bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around 6 weeks and before some women know they are pregnant.
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Maine philanthropist’s resignation shakes global reproductive rights charity founded by her father
Judy Kahrl of Arrowsic, an heir to the Procter & Gamble fortune, resigned from the board of Pathfinder International, accusing it of resisting full disclosure of her father’s eugenicist legacy and the CEO’s management record.
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U.S. appeals court lets Texas temporarily resume abortion law
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman had issued an order Wednesday suspending the Texas law, which he called an ‘offensive deprivation’ of the constitutional right to an abortion.