She believed the court’s decisions were mostly careful byproducts of an emerging social consensus. That may have been true then, but not today.
Tag: Abortion
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The Woman Who Fought the Texas Abortion Ban
Kate Cox is at the heart of one of the most contentious cases since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Senate Passes Defense Bill, Steering Clear of Far-Right Policy Dictates
The $886 billion legislation is the product of bipartisan negotiations between the House and Senate in which right-wing restrictions on abortion, transgender care and diversity initiatives were jettisoned.
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Democrats Seize on Texas Case in Push for Abortion Rights
Democratic candidates jumped on the story of a woman who left Texas for an abortion as a cautionary tale for voters, and Republicans were largely silent.
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Texas Abortion Ruling in Kate Cox Case Keeps Doctors Fearful
In ruling that a pregnant woman did not qualify for a medical exception to abortion bans, the Texas Supreme Court left doctors without clear guidance on which cases might pass legal muster.