This week, two conservative states moved forward with what could become the most severe abortion bans in the country. These legal challenges could work their way up to the Supreme Court, setting up a showdown over Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that affirmed a woman’s legal right to abortion until fetal viability. “I certainly think their intent is to be a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade,” Heather Shumaker, senior counsel for reproductive rights and health at the National Women’s Law Center, told HuffPost. Those laws imposed strict restrictions on abortion clinics around the country under the guise of promoting women’s health, forcing many to close. Now, they have a bigger, longer-term goal of taking down Roe v. Wade.

Source: Huffington Post May 04, 2018 20:31 UTC