Maine Sen. Susan Collins was among those assured, during his confirmation to the Supreme Court, that Brett Kavanaugh considered a woman’s right to an abortion to be ‘settled law,’ yet this week he suggested the court could upend that.
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Democrats hope threat to abortion rights will rouse voters
They have been searching for an issue that can both energize a base deflated by slow progress in Washington and repair the party’s strained relationship with suburban voters.
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Democrats may lean into abortion issue as Supreme Court weighs future of Roe v. Wade
The high court heard oral arguments Wednesday to a challenge of a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, which directly confronts the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
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Sen. Collins says she’d support legislation to codify protections in Roe v. Wade
Sen. Susan Collins’ stance gains attention after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Mississippi case that advocates worry could put new constraints on abortion rights.
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Conservative Supreme Court justices signal they would OK abortion limits, overturn Roe
The justices led arguments that could decide the fate of the court’s historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout the United States and its 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe.
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‘Anybody can just file a lawsuit’: Abortion rights groups challenge new Texas restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a legal challenge, but it’s not clear when the justices will act.
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Supreme Court signals willingness to allow abortion providers to challenge Texas law
The statute conflicts with landmark rulings that prevent a state from banning abortion early in pregnancy.
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Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in effect, but sets hearing on it
The justices say they will decide whether the federal government and abortion providers have the right to sue over the law.
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Appeals court again lets Texas continue banning most abortions
The ruling pushes the Texas law closer to returning to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Maine philanthropist’s resignation shakes global reproductive rights charity founded by her father
Judy Kahrl of Arrowsic, an heir to the Procter & Gamble fortune, resigned from the board of Pathfinder International, accusing it of resisting full disclosure of her father’s eugenicist legacy and the CEO’s management record.