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Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion

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The decision followed the leak in early May of a draft opinion showing that a majority of the justices were privately poised to take that step. He agreed with the majority that the Mississippi abortion restriction at issue in the case should be upheld, but in a separate opinion, he argued that the court should not have overturned Roe.

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In a historic term, momentum to move the law often came from the five justices to the chief’s right

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Jackson Women’s Health Organization , a challenge to a Mississippi law that bans almost all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy, that a majority of the court was ready and willing to roll back abortion rights. The only real question was how far the justices might go.

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