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Justices Reaffirm Emergency Access to AbortionPosted on Jan 18, 2006
NYT: WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 - In its first ruling on an abortion case in six years, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on Wednesday that reaffirmed the need to include an exception for medical emergencies in a law that restricts teenagers’ access to abortion. The decision told a lower court to reconsider its ruling that struck down, in its entirety, a New Hampshire law that fails to include such an exception. “We try to limit the solution to the problem,” Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said in her opinion for the court, instructing the lower court to consider invalidating the law only as it applies to those few teenagers who need an immediate abortion for medical reasons. | story Previous item: 'Pot Munchies' Brain Compound Is Key to Anti-Obesity Pill Next item: Vatican Begins to Thaw on Evolution Elsewhere: . CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig. Add Your Comment
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By writerdd, January 19, 2006 at 2:40 pm #
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This law is a strike against abortion, allowing states to limit access.
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