Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the majority was straying from the court’s precedent to step in when state laws chill the exercise of constitutional rights while allowing other states to follow suit.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
“This is a dark day”: For Texas abortion providers, U.S. Supreme Court ruling feels apocalyptic
Even though a legal fight continues, providers warn that abortion clinics could eventually have to shut down since enforcement of the law can continue.
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TribCast
TribCast: Breaking down the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Texas abortion law
On this week’s episode, Matthew and Reese make sense of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision and what it means for abortion in Texas.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
Texas’ long fight over abortion rights continues with Supreme Court ruling
Texas, the birthplace of Roe v. Wade, has been at the forefront of major battles over abortion access ever since. Friday’s ruling ensures the state remains on the frontlines.
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U.S. Supreme Court lets enforcement of Texas abortion law continue but allows legal challenges to proceed
The court allowed the suit to continue on an 8-1 decision. Abortion providers will resume seeking to block the law as it progresses through lower court proceedings.
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State judge declares Texas abortion law unconstitutional — but does not stop it from being enforced
The fate of the statute remains uncertain. An appeal to the ruling is already underway, and an opinion on the law from the U.S. Supreme Court is still pending.
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Politics
Analysis: The Texas-Mexico frontier still tops the news — and state politics
For Texas voters, fear of an insecure border consistently overshadows other issues — electric grid failures, handgun regulation, abortion access — even when those things top the news.
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Health care
The Supreme Court appears open to rolling back abortion rights. Here’s what that means for Texas.
Texas has passed legislation that ensures abortion would be made a felony if Roe v. Wade is overturned “wholly or partly,” as the court considers Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.
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Texas now bans medical abortions after seven weeks of pregnancy
Beginning today, a new law restricts abortion-inducing medication, the most common abortion method in Texas.
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Texas abortion funds struggle to meet demand for out-of-state abortion assistance
But some Texas nonprofit groups dedicated to paying for the medical costs of abortion say they have more money than patients to give it to — a likely symptom of fewer people being able to access the procedure because of the new law.
