Dueling protests outside U.S. Supreme Court, which was considering emergency abortion issue


by AP News

AP News— Dueling protests were taking place outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The court was hearing arguments Wednesday over whether state abortion bans enacted after its sweeping ruling overturning Roe v.

Global News—Can U.S. states ban abortions even in medical emergencies? Supreme Court weighs in. The case before the Supreme Court comes from Idaho, which is among 14 states that now ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions.

The Washington Times—Most U.S. adults oppose the Supreme Court's abortion precedent. Two years after the Supreme Court overturned nationwide abortion rights, the majority of voting-age Americans are unhappy with the decision.

CNN—Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over emergency abortions. In a Supreme Court hearing on the Biden administration’s challenge to aspects of Idaho’s strict abortion ban, US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar sought to appeal to conservative justices who just two years ago ruled that states should have the ability to prohibit the procedure. The dispute, stemming from the Justice Department’s marquee response to the high court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, turns on whether federal mandates for hospital emergency room care override abortion bans that...