Supreme Court – Page 3 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

26 May

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

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"A judge on Friday put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure. The ruling by Judge Clifton Newman came just about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill. The decision means South Carolina reverts back to a ban at about 20 weeks after fertilization. “The status quo should be maintained until the Supreme Court reviews its decision,” Newman said. “It’s going to end up there.” The law passed Tuesday by the General Assembly is similar to a ban on abortion once cardiac…

14 May

Scoop: Planned Parenthood calls for major judicial reform

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"Planned Parenthood is calling for the major reform of the federal judiciary less than a year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, including expanding the Supreme Court and adding term limits...."

29 Apr

Alito Says He Has ‘Pretty Good Idea’ Who Leaked Abortion Ruling

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In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s opinion pages, the justice rejected the theory that the leak had come from the right. "Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., the author of the majority opinion that overruled Roe v. Wade last June, told The Wall Street Journal’s opinion pages that he had “a pretty good idea who is responsible” for leaking a draft of his opinion to Politico..."

22 Apr

What the Supreme Court’s decision in the legal fight over abortion pills means for access to mifepristone

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"Access to mifepristone, one of the two pills involved in a medication abortion, will be preserved for now after the Supreme Court blocked a federal judge's ruling in Texas while litigation continues..."

21 Apr

Abortion pill: Supreme Court halts mail, telehealth restrictions on mifepristone

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"The Supreme Court on Friday allowed full access to the abortion pill mifepristone, resolving for now a massive and fast moving conflict over the drug while the underlying lawsuit is decided..."

20 Apr

The Supreme Court fight over an abortion pill: What’s next?

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"The Supreme Court initially gave itself a deadline of Wednesday to decide whether women seeking access to a widely used abortion pill would face more restrictions while a court case plays out. But on the day of the highly anticipated decision the justices had only this to say: We need more time..."