Skeptical Supreme Court Could Determine Future of Abortion Care Nationwide
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This Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments for three hours on legal challenges to the Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks.These arguments took place after the court fast-tracked their docket to hear two separate cases on the issue: one by abortion providers and the other by the US Department of Justice.
And while the rulings in these cases may end up being fairly limited in nature, many court watchers predicted on Monday that even some of the court’s conservative members could rule in favor of allowing the legal challenges to proceed against the Texas law.
We speak with NYU professor Melissa Murray about what she took away from Monday’s arguments.