Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Supreme Court allows Texas anti-abortion law to take effect

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court issued a ruling on its shadow docket to explain its decision to allow a restrictive anti-abortion law to take effect in Texas.

The 5-4 ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, which generated significant controversy, included four separate dissents from each of the opposing justices.

The case concerns a Texas law that effectively ends the right of a pregnant person to choose whether to obtain an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.

I read and discussed the Supreme Court decision, and its dissents, on the first episode of Primary Sources, a podcast where I examine the primary sources behind today’s biggest stories. 

 


 

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