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The Salerno standard: A menace to abortion rights

Never heard of the Salerno standard? It just might be at the center of the most important abortion-related court struggle this decade. The Supreme Court will definitely be hearing a parental notification law abortion case from New Hampshire, and there’s … Continue reading

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Gonzales vs Carhart: The Biggest Threat Is Buried Deep In The Decision

Gonzales vs. Carhart, today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the Federal “Partial Birth” abortion (PBA) ban,1 is a terrible decision for freedom and for women in many ways. But the most destructive element of the Court’s decision is a relatively obscure … Continue reading

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Even with Alito, reproductive rights are not doomed

Yesterday, I posted a rather doom-and-gloom post, arguing that if they get the chance, Republicans will not be content merely to allow the abortion decision to return to the states. Instead, as the nationwide “partial birth” abortion ban suggests, they … Continue reading

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The Coming Decimation of Abortion Rights

Over on Pandagon, Amanda writes: Via PZ, the likely outcome after Roe vs. Wade is overturned. I’ve written before about this, but it is really astonishing sometimes to really take a step back and look at how much of the … Continue reading

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The immediate danger to abortion rights isn't that Roe will be overturned

An interesting article on Women’s E News argues that, once Justice Roberts joins the court, Justice Kennedy will become the most important abortion rights vote – the one that other justices will have to sway. Kennedy has been pro-Roe in … Continue reading

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