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    How the Court Could Limit Abortion Rights Without Overturning Roe

    No matter which path the court takes, the destination will likely be the same—the end of access to safe, legal abortion for many women.
    by Leah Litman Oct 08, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / Getty

    Sometime in the next nine months, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in June Medical Services v. Gee, a major Louisiana case that could shape the future of legal abortion in America. The case does not technically threaten : Louisiana and its supporters have not asked the Court to formally overturn (the decision establishing women’s constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy). Instead, they have provided the Court with several different avenues for limiting abortion rights—largely by overruling cases other than or limiting them so they are practically meaningless.  

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