The State Abortion Laws That Could Challenge Roe v. Wade
The next day, Justice
In a rally in
These developments offer hope to advocates for further restricting or even outlawing abortion.
"Now that Justice
Although Foster asserts that Kennedy is "a 25-year defender of abortion," he has in fact voted both ways on the issue. In the most recent case, he sided with anti-abortion groups. But in 2016, he sided with abortion rights groups, ruling that restrictions in
"Given the current hostility toward abortion rights at the federal level, Kennedy's retirement is deeply troubling. Assuming a more conservative justice is appointed, the right to abortion would be under real threat as there are several cases challenging abortion restrictions that are winding through the legal system," says
But the fate of abortion laws isn't just up to the
In the Trump era, "there's been an emboldening across the board. Not just with judges, but with anti-abortion advocates. It's not a coincidence," says
Last year, 19 states enacted 63 restrictions on abortion -- the highest number since 2013, according to the
"The anti-abortion movement has spent years purposefully pushing abortion restrictions, with hopes that they would be challenged and make it to the
With the prospect of a soon-to-be solidly conservative
Here are some of the laws that are currently tied up in lower courts but could eventually make their way to the
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"Under the standards set in Roe v. Wade, these restrictions are unconstitutional, such as bans on abortion at a specific point in pregnancy and bans on abortion methods," says Nash. "A more conservative
Amid the news of Kennedy's retirement and the court's ruling on crisis pregnancy centers, advocates on both sides of the abortion issue are anxiously awaiting to see what happens on Monday in
Earlier this year, the
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