What impact will June Medical have on abortion, civil, and human rights?

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June Medical Services v. Gee The Potential Impact on Abortion, Civil, and Human Rights By Jamille Fields Allsbrook and Nora Ellmann As a result of unrelenting attacks on abortion access, the promise of Roe v. Wade has never been fulfilled in the United States. Now, June Medical Services LLC v. Gee threatens to undermine this promise once again. June Medical is a legal challenge involving a “targeted regulation of abortion providers,” or TRAP law, legislation expressly crafted to impose unnecessary regulations on clinics and physicians providing abortion care in an effort to curtail or cease their ability to operate. The Court's decision could significantly undermine abortion access—particularly for those who already have limited access—as well as patients’ ability to enforce in court the right to have an abortion. The case could also have broad implications beyond abortion access, affecting the enforcement of civil and human rights. In taking up this case, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on its first major abortion case since the appointments of Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh solidified the conservative leaning of the court. Read more » FOLLOW US ON: Support CAP | Manage Email Preferences | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Center for American Progress | 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor | Washington, D.C. xxxxxx

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