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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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Would they strike down Roe and Casey , as lawyers for Mississippi urged them to do, or would they stop short of formally overruling those cases but still uphold the state’s ban? Instead, the court simply interpreted the two statutes at issue by looking primarily at the statutes’ text and structure.

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Policing Pregnancy: Wisconsin’s ‘Fetal Protection’ Law Forces Women Into Treatment or Jail

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Its legal proceedings take place out of public view, under seal, with a low standard of evidence and often a court-appointed attorney for the fetus — but none for the person gestating it. Today, 44 states and the District of Columbia have laws aiming to protect fetal development from drugs or alcohol. Case starts with visit to doctor.

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