It means an 1864 law criminalising abortions except when a mother’s life is at risk – with no exceptions for pregnancies due to rape or incest – will become enforceable.…
Tag: Supreme Court
US Supreme Court will decide if former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted over Capitol riot
The US Supreme Court has said it will decide on whether Donald Trump can be prosecuted for alleged interference with the 2020 election. Under the court’s schedule, issued on Wednesday,…
Sandra Day O'Connor: First woman on US Supreme Court dies aged 93
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, has died at the age of 93. She was appointed by Republican ex-president Ronald Reagan in 1981…
US Supreme Court preserves women's access to abortion pill mifepristone at center of legal fight
Women’s access to a widely used abortion pill in the US has been maintained by the Supreme Court during an ongoing legal battle over the drug. The justices agreed to…