Supreme Court weighs whether to hear first challenge to Roe vs. Wade since Kavanaugh joined bench
Originally published January 4, 2019 by LA Times
Today the Supreme Court considered whether to hear a case involving an Indiana law prohibiting abortion on the basis of Down syndrome, sex or race of the fetus. The court is expected to announce whether they will hear the case next week. The case pits arguments that aborting fetuses with Down syndrome is disability discrimination tantamount to eugenics against arguments that American jurisprudence stemming from Roe vs. Wade empowers women and their doctors, not the state, to make such decisions.
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