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Texas Supreme Court blocks special abortion case

Published December 12, 2023 at 7:06 AM CST
Demonstrators gather at the federal courthouse in Austin, Texas, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Eric Gay/AP)
Demonstrators gather at the federal courthouse in Austin, Texas, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Eric Gay/AP)

The Texas Supreme Court blocked a woman seeking an abortion after she learned her fetus had a condition that is almost always fatal.

Host Scott Tong discusses the implications for other similar cases pending in Texas and other states with near-total abortion bans with professor of law at Rutgers Law School Kimberly Mutcherson.

 

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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