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SCOTUS Declines to Hear Texas Abortion Case

SCOTUS Declines to Hear Texas Abortion Case

SCOTUS Declines to Hear Texas Abortion Case
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SCOTUS' decision not to hear this case is unfortunate. Texas has effectively banned abortion, and its law's exceptions are written in vague terms to further inhibit women and their doctors. With over a dozen states having passed similar laws, it's incumbent upon the court system to step in and overturn these violations of basic rights.

Texas has the right to protect the state's unborn while there are unacceptable pro-abortion laws being passed elsewhere in the country. Democrats may support abortion on demand and want to nationalize such laws. But these procedures, not to mention abortion pills, both victimize the unborn and harm women.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 2% chance that elective abortion will be banned nationally in the US before Jan. 1, 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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