A federal judge overturned a 2019 Georgia law that would have banned abortions after a fetal heartbeat was detected. Practically, this would have limited abortions to the first six weeks of a woman’s pregnancy. Exceptions for rape and incest were also included...
On June 27th, Justice Kennedy announced his resignation from the Supreme Court, effective July 31st. Since Justice Kennedy was often the Court’s swing vote on abortion, the news caused many political pundits to say that Roe v. Wade’s days may be numbered. ...
Pro-choice activists say that Roe v Wade faces its greatest threat in decades. Donald Trump’s repeated promises to appoint pro-life justices to the Supreme Court have galvanized pro-life voters and their pro-choice opposition. Abortion loomed large during the...