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What's next in a post-Roe world

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Is There a Difference Between Second and First Trimaster Abortion?

The court has been clear for 50 years that the one thing that states cannot do is to take the decision completely away from the woman until viability. And on this point, i just want to come back to a little bet that you alluded to. You know, that people who obtain second trimaster abortions are really not different from people who obtain first trimaster abortions. This came up also at the oral argument at dobs a. Julie ricklman, who was a lawyer for the clinic, had an extended colloquy with the chief justice explaining some of the reasons why individuals might get them.

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