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The Supreme Court, the Texas Abortion Law (SB8), and the Beginning of the End of <i>Roe v Wade</i>?

I. Glenn Cohen, Eli Y. Adashi, Lawrence O. Gostin

2021JAMA18 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

This Viewpoint discusses SB8, the recent law passed in Texas that essentially prohibits abortion after 6 weeks of gestational age, and the effect this will have on persons seeking pregnancy termination as well as the future of constitutional protection of abortion services.

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MedicineAbortionLawSupreme courtAbortion lawPregnancyFamily planningPopulationResearch methodologyEnvironmental healthPolitical scienceGeneticsBiologyReproductive Health and ContraceptionReproductive Health and TechnologiesLegal Systems and Judicial Processes