The overturning of Roe v. Wade has ignited a wave of legal disputes between states regarding abortion access. Cases involving out-of-state doctors prescribing abortion pills and potential wrongful death lawsuits are testing the limits of state jurisdiction and sparking debate over shield laws protecting abortion providers.
Rather than take judges out of the national debate over abortion, as the 2022 Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe V. Wade promised to do, that ruling has unleashed a new wave of legal questions – including how to settle disputes between the states about whether their abortion laws can be applied outside their borders. Such a conflict could put abortion back at the high court’s doorstep sooner than the justices may like.
A major focus on the anti-abortion movement is cracking down on medication abortion, with pressure on the Trump administration to reverse regulations that have been made abortion pills more available and a major lawsuit in Texas seeking to end medication abortion by telehealth nationwide.
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