WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling that let a pregnant undocumented immigrant minor held in federal immigration custody to obtain an abortion last year at age 17 over the objections of President Donald Trump’s administration. A 1973 Supreme Court ruling legalized abortion nationwide. The Justice Department has said it was preparing to appeal that ruling to the Supreme Court when it learned she had already had the abortion early that morning. While the case was pending at the Supreme Court, litigation continued in lower courts. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan also certified a class action of similar minors to challenge the administration’s policy.

Source: Huffington Post June 04, 2018 14:26 UTC