It’s only a matter of time before some state passes a law prohibiting women from getting abortions after the second week of pregnancy. Six-week bills — they’re tied to the arrival of the first fetal heartbeat — are moving through legislatures in about a dozen states. Some are supposed to slumber in a sort of legal cocoon until the moment — looking at you, Justice Kavanaugh! — when the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. “We know this is a direct response to Brett Kavanaugh being on the Supreme Court.”

Source: New York Times April 06, 2019 00:56 UTC