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Supreme Court turns down abortion-related appeal from states seeking to defund Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an abortion-related case from conservative states that sought to defund Planned Parenthood.

It was a sign that at least some members of the newly strengthened conservative majority are not yet ready to move the court to the right on sensitive issues such as abortion.

The court's

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