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Editorial: Alito's draft ruling is so self-contradictory that it calls court's judgment into question

The Supreme Court draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade raises just as many arguments and counterarguments as the original ruling that Justice Samuel Alito excoriated in his opinion, leaked this week to Politico. Alito’s assertion that abortion rights don’t fall under the 14th Amendment, and that the Constitution makes no…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Anita Chabria: A Texas woman needed an abortion. Here's how far California went to help her

The first sign of Stephanie's pregnancy was nausea, as it so often is — that particular debilitating queasiness that knocked her off her feet, sometimes all day, days at a time.

Los Angeles Times

Solomon Jones: The Supreme Court’s draft ruling on abortion invoked ‘state’s rights.’ Here’s why that’s troubling

The U.S. Supreme Court is on the cusp of striking down Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that guaranteed federal protections of abortion rights, and my mind is flooded with thoughts of how this happened and what it means.

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Abortion providers plan for the end of Roe

Blue states are preparing for more demand.

Axios

Roe established abortion rights. 20 years later, Casey paved the way for restrictions

The 5-4 decision of Planned Parenthood v. Casey upheld Roe in 1992 but paved the way for more restrictions on abortion access.

WEKU

How Catholic Biden defends abortion

The president told reporters, “This is about a lot more than abortion"

Salon

Coming Supreme Court ruling on abortion raises stakes in Rubio-Demings Senate race

A likely imminent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could galvanize voters on both sides of the abortion debate in Florida as Democrat Val Demings and Republican Marco Rubio draw sharp contrasts in their Senate race.

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The Independent UK

Ramesh Ponnuru: What’s not going to happen after Roe falls

Since someone leaked a draft of the Supreme Court’s opinion in this year’s big abortion case, two questions have emerged about the scope of conservative policy goals. Will Republicans try to ban abortion by federal statute if Roe v. Wade is overruled, or leave the issue to the states? And…

Tribune News Service

George Skelton: Poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court gives Democrats a leg up in elections

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The conservative Supreme Court's pending decision to roll back national abortion rights is sure to hurt Republican candidates, even in California where women won't be affected.

Los Angeles Times

Heidi Stevens: The US is poised to force the birth of babies we have no plan to invest in. Let these powerful statements inform how we spend the coming months

I’ve never written about abortion.

Tribune News Service

Michael Hiltzik: Why we need term limits for Supreme Court justices

The Supreme Court's now-confirmed intention of overturning the half-century-old protection for abortion rights in Roe v. Wade is energizing the debate over how to rein in the court's extreme conservative slant.

Los Angeles Times

Movie review: The tense French abortion drama ‘Happening’ is the movie you need to see right now

“I’ll manage.” We hear those words a lot from Anne (Anamaria Vartolomei), the quietly determined 23-year-old who grounds every scene of the tense, harrowing French drama “Happening.” She’s used to taking care of herself, whether she’s in a literature class, where she dissects a poem with ease, or on a…

Los Angeles Times

How French drama 'Happening' centers the dangerous stakes of illegal abortion

The new film "Happening" is set in 1963 and yet it suddenly feels like a possible window into the future.

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The Guardian - UK

There’s rage at this Roe v Wade mess – and those on the left who didn’t see it coming

From anti-Hillary Democrats to Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who clung on at Supreme Court, unlikely targets are being identified for blame, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - US

Samuel Alito: the abrasive justice taking abortion rights back to the 17th century

The man who wrote the draft supreme court opinion overturning Roe v Wade is known for his quick temper and ‘traditional’ values

The Guardian - US

No-exception laws, once too harsh even for anti-abortion Republicans, gain traction across US

Extreme anti-abortion groups are now emboldened to fight for laws that ban ending pregnancies conceived in rape or incest

The Guardian - US

‘A severe chilling effect’: abortion bans will inhibit doctors’ advice to patients, experts fear

Extreme restrictions combined with tough-on-crime laws could put medical professionals in severe legal jeopardy

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Reason

Reversing Roe v. Wade Wouldn't be the First Time the Supreme Court Gutted Precedents that Protect Individual Rights - Far From it

That fact doesn't necessarily justify overruling Roe. Depending on how it's viewed, the history of such reversals may even counsel against further such moves.

The Independent UK

'Roe' under threat, California leans in as abortion refuge

California is preparing for a world without Roe v

AAP

Vic MP draws Libs ire over abortion post

Senior Victorian Liberals are publicly censuring outspoken MP Bernie Finn for his "deplorable" stance on abortion, encouraging him to consider his future.

Los Angeles Times

Why did federal police square off with abortion rights protesters in LA streets?

LOS ANGELES — An abortion rights protest had been going on peacefully for hours in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday when a "help call" suddenly went out over police radios about 9 p.m.

Tribune News Service

Former VP Pence visits South Carolina, says overturning Roe would be a 'fresh start on life'

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — While touting his anti-abortion credentials, former Vice President Mike Pence said the country could see a "fresh start" if the Supreme Court follows through on a leaked draft opinion and overturns Roe v. Wade.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago hosts May 14 abortion rights rally; abortion factor in Illinois Supreme Court race

The timing of the bombshell news about reversing abortion rights comes as early voting kicks off in Illinois on May 19.

The Independent UK

Pence: Leaked abortion draft opinion helps some '22 hopefuls

Former Vice President Mike Pence says a leaked draft opinion suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark case that legalized abortion nationwide could have favorable impacts for anti-abortion candidates in midterm elections across the country

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