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Abortion providers are turning to state courts to halt bans
THE HEALTH 202
Abortion providers are turning to state courts to halt bans
Analysis by Rachel Roubein
with research by McKenzie Beard
June 28, 2022 at 8:27 a.m. EDT
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Some state courts are blocking abortion bans
Abortion providers have filed a flurry of lawsuits against bans on the procedure in red states. And more lawsuits are on the way.
“It will be a state-by-state fight, and we will be fighting that fight,” said Helene Krasnoff, the vice president of public policy litigation and law at Planned Parenthood, who added the legal battle was just beginning.
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade sparked a new fight, one that will play out in state courthouses across the country. Abortion providers are contesting an array of state restrictions on the procedure that are now allowed to go into effect — everything from bans passed decades ago to “trigger laws” to gestational limits.
The effort is part of abortion rights supporters’ three-part strategy to attempt to blunt the impact of the high court’s ruling as much as they can. It’s unclear how successful the new legal effort will be in the long run, but as of this morning, federal courts have temporarily blocked bans in Louisiana and Utah. The legal tussle underscores the complex tangle of rules abortion providers are attempting to decipher on the ground in real time.
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By Rachel Roubein
Rachel Roubein is a national health-care reporter for The Washington Post and author of The Health 202 newsletter, a daily morning tipsheet focused on health policy and politics.
By McKenzie Beard
McKenzie Beard is a researcher for The Health 202, a morning newsletter and daily guide to Washington's health-care policy debate. She started at the Post as an American University practicum student on the investigative desk in 2021 and has previously reported for Voice of America and Teen Vogue. Twitter https://twitter.com/beardreports
Abortion providers are turning to state courts to halt bans
Analysis by Rachel Roubein
with research by McKenzie Beard
June 28, 2022 at 8:27 a.m. EDT
{snip}
Some state courts are blocking abortion bans
Abortion providers have filed a flurry of lawsuits against bans on the procedure in red states. And more lawsuits are on the way.
“It will be a state-by-state fight, and we will be fighting that fight,” said Helene Krasnoff, the vice president of public policy litigation and law at Planned Parenthood, who added the legal battle was just beginning.
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade sparked a new fight, one that will play out in state courthouses across the country. Abortion providers are contesting an array of state restrictions on the procedure that are now allowed to go into effect — everything from bans passed decades ago to “trigger laws” to gestational limits.
The effort is part of abortion rights supporters’ three-part strategy to attempt to blunt the impact of the high court’s ruling as much as they can. It’s unclear how successful the new legal effort will be in the long run, but as of this morning, federal courts have temporarily blocked bans in Louisiana and Utah. The legal tussle underscores the complex tangle of rules abortion providers are attempting to decipher on the ground in real time.
{snip}
Gift Article
https://wapo.st/3AazRr6
By Rachel Roubein
Rachel Roubein is a national health-care reporter for The Washington Post and author of The Health 202 newsletter, a daily morning tipsheet focused on health policy and politics.
By McKenzie Beard
McKenzie Beard is a researcher for The Health 202, a morning newsletter and daily guide to Washington's health-care policy debate. She started at the Post as an American University practicum student on the investigative desk in 2021 and has previously reported for Voice of America and Teen Vogue. Twitter https://twitter.com/beardreports
