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Reason
Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Federal Courts Greenlight State Abortion Bans While State Courts Halt Enforcement

Courts are delivering mixed results when asked to weigh whether state abortion bans can take effect. Since the Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization—overturning Roe v. Wade and upending American abortion access—state abortion bans (some predating Roe, some passed in recent years but unenforced) have begun to take effect. Pro-choice challenges to these laws have been met with mixed results.

Abortion Bans in Federal Court

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