This summer, the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ruling in a case called Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It could significantly alter—or even eliminate altogether—Roe v. Wade and the legality of abortion in America.
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But rather than waiting to see what the justices do, many Republican-led states are moving to enact their own restrictive abortion laws. And some blue state legislatures are working to bolster abortion access.
On today’s episode of On The Merits, our weekly legal news podcast, we examine the state of abortion laws in the states. Bloomberg Law correspondent Jennifer Kay explains why some states are not waiting for the Dobbs opinion to act, while Bloomberg Law reporter Lydia Wheeler discusses whether these laws could apply to out-of-state health care providers.
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