Arizona Abortion Ban Rejected
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From the Center
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Arizona Abortion Appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected Arizona's bid to put in place its ban on most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
The justices on Monday declined to reconsider a lower-court ruling that the law violates a woman's constitutionally protected right to terminate a pregnancy before a fetus is able to survive outside the womb.
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From the Left
Supreme Court won’t revive Arizona’s strict abortion rules
The Supreme Court declined Monday to revive an Arizona law that would have prohibited most abortions after a pregnancy had reached 20 weeks.
The court, as is its custom, gave no reason for declining to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that the law was unconstitutional because it violated standards set by the justices 40 years ago in Roe v. Wade.
From the Right
Arizona's 20-Week Abortion Ban Rejected by Supreme Court
Each time the pro-life movement celebrates a victory, it seems it then has to face another setback. That is no truer than the past year. Now, on the heels of good news such as Justice Sotomayor’s decision to delay the contraception mandate for some of the nation’s religious employers, comes a backward decision from her and her fellow justices.
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