U.S. appeals court finds Alabama abortion law unconstitutional

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a permanent injunction blocking Alabama from banning the most common method of second-trimester abortion.

But two judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta used the 3-0 decision to cast doubt on the Supreme Court’s abortion jurisprudence, including that terminating a pregnancy is a constitutional right.

Abortion is a central issue in the U.S. Senate confirmation process for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. A close vote is expected.

Some states are passing restrictive abortion laws they hope might win favor from a conservative Supreme Court.

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HEALTH NEWS AUGUST 22, 2018 / 2:35 PM / UPDATED 31 MINUTES AGO
Jonathan Stempel
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alabama-abortion/u-s-appeals-court-finds-alabama-abortion-law-unconstitutional-idUSKCN1L71ZP

[yallerdawg]

1. This Sunday, August 26 "Unite for Justice" in Alabama, too.

DU's BigmanPigman!

Montgomery and Birmingham!

On August 26, all across the country, Americans will stand united in commitment to our freedom and our future to demand that the U.S. Senate stop Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for a lifelong appointment to the Supreme Court.

In Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump chose a nominee who not only has extremist, ultra-conservative legal views on a range of issues, but who has repeatedly argued that the Supreme Court should put the president above the law. Donald Trump is at the center of a criminal investigation, and he should not be allowed to pick his own judge and jury.

Kavanaugh would rule against reproductive freedom, health care, the environment, voting rights, workers’ rights, LGBTQ rights, and immigrant rights for generations.

See where near you at: https://uniteforjustice2018.com/