Roe v Wade – Greg Laden's Blog https://gregladen.com/blog Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:03:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://i0.wp.com/gregladen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Greg_Ladens_Blog_Favicon_black_GLb.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Roe v Wade – Greg Laden's Blog https://gregladen.com/blog 32 32 77525483 Does “June Medical Services v. Gee” = End of Abortion Rights? This Week? https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/01/30/does-june-medical-services-v-gee-end-of-abortion-rights-this-week/ https://gregladen.com/blog/2019/01/30/does-june-medical-services-v-gee-end-of-abortion-rights-this-week/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:03:09 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=31486 Continue reading Does “June Medical Services v. Gee” = End of Abortion Rights? This Week? →]]> Ian Millhiser, writing at Think Progress, thinks so.

Lawyers representing a Louisiana abortion clinic and at least two physicians filed an application in the Supreme Court on Monday asking the court to halt a Louisiana law that is identical to a Texas law the justices struck down in 2016.

The court is almost certain to deny this application in a 5-4 vote — possibly as soon as tonight. When it does so, it will effectively mark the end of Roe v. Wade.

Yes, the court is very unlikely to hand down an opinion this week which uses the words “Roe v. Wade is overruled.” But these abortion providers filed this application because a federal appeals court openly defied the Supreme Court’s most recent abortion decision. When the court refuses to enforce its own decision, that will send a clear signal to lower court judges throughout the country that they are free to uphold restrictions on abortion.

You better read this here.

Recommended reading: Roe v. Wade: The Abortion Rights Controversy in American History, 2nd Edition (Landmark Law Cases and American Society)

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