Local Prosecutors Can’t Protect Abortion Rights
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In the aftermath of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, some prosecutors say they simply won’t enforce abortion laws. It’s an audacious gesture—that probably won’t make much difference.
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The Supreme Court’s , overturning the decades-old right to abortion, offers an unusually broad glimpse into the vagaries of the American system of federalism. The federal government, in the form of the Court, has ruled that abortion should be a matter for . A different branch of the federal government,.
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