Editing Roe v. Wade (section)

== Role in politics ==
=== Presidential positions ===
Generally, presidential opinions following ''Roe'' have been split along major party lines. The decision was opposed by presidents [[Gerald Ford]],<ref>{{cite web |last = Ford |first = Gerald. |url = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=6320 |title = Letter to the Archbishop of Cincinnati |work =  American Presidency Project |location = Santa Barbara |publisher = University of California Press |date = September 10, 1976 }}</ref> [[Ronald Reagan]],<ref>{{cite book |last = Reagan |first = Ronald |title = Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation |url = https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan#Abortion_and_the_Conscience_of_the_Nation_(1983) |publisher = Nelson |year = 1984 |via = Wikiquote }}</ref> [[George W. Bush]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Kornblut|first=Anne E.|url=http://graphics.boston.com/news/politics/campaign2000/news/Bush_tells_addicts_he_can_identify+.shtml|title=Bush Tells Addicts He Can Identify|newspaper=Boston Globe|page=A12|date=January 22, 2000}}</ref> and [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/29/politics/abortion-roe-v-wade-supreme-court/index.html | title = The plan to overturn Roe v. Wade at the Supreme Court is already in motion | first = Clare | last = Foran | date = June 29, 2018 | access-date = June 29, 2018 | website = [[CNN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629123552/https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/29/politics/abortion-roe-v-wade-supreme-court/index.html | archive-date = June 29, 2018  }}</ref> President [[George H. W. Bush]] also opposed ''Roe'', though he had supported abortion rights earlier in his career.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fritz|first=Sara|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-18-mn-5874-story.html|title='92 Republican Convention: Rigid Anti-Abortion Platform Plank OKd Policy|quote=President George Bush supported abortion rights until 1980, when he switched sides after Ronald Reagan picked Bush as his running mate.|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 18, 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last = Bush |first = George H.W. |url = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=16617 |title = Remarks to Participants in the March for Life Rally |date = January 23, 1989 |quote = I think the Supreme Court's decision in Roe versus Wade was wrong and should be overturned. }}</ref>

President [[Richard Nixon]] appointed Justices Burger, Blackmun, and Powell who voted with the majority, and Justice Rehnquist who dissented.<ref name=justicestable>{{cite web |url = https://constitution.congress.gov/resources/supreme-court-justices/ |title = Table of Supreme Court Justices |work = Constitution Annotated }}</ref><ref name=roevwadeussc/> President Nixon did not publicly comment about ''Roe v. Wade''.<ref>{{cite book| last=Reeves| first=Richard | author-link=Richard Reeves (American writer) |url=https://archive.org/details/presidentnixonal00reev | url-access=registration| title= President Nixon: Alone in the White House| page=[https://archive.org/details/presidentnixonal00reev/page/563 563] |year=2001| isbn=978-0-684-80231-2| publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=1st |quote=The President did not comment directly on the decision.}}</ref>

During his early career, President [[Jimmy Carter]] supported legalizing abortion in order to save the life of a woman or in the event of birth defects, or in other extreme circumstances.<ref>{{cite interview |last = Carter |first = Jimmy |work = Larry King Live |publisher = CNN |interviewer = Larry King |url = http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/01/lkl.02.html |title = Interview With Jimmy Carter |date = February 1, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author-link = Peter Bourne |last = Bourne |first = Peter |title = Jimmy Carter: A Comprehensive Biography from Plains to Postpresidency |quote = Early in his term as governor, Carter had strongly supported family planning programs including abortion in order to save the life of a woman, birth defects, or in other extreme circumstances}}.</ref> As president, he thought abortion was wrong, but stated that he "accepted my [[Article Two of the United States Constitution#Clause 5: Caring for the faithful execution of the law|obligation to enforce]] the ''Roe v. Wade'' Supreme Court ruling, and at the same time attempted in every way possible to minimize the number of abortions."<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/Jimmy_Carter_Abortion.htm |title = Jimmy Carter on Abortion: President of the U.S., 1977–1981 |work = OnTheIssues.org |access-date = December 16, 2021 }}</ref> In 2012 he reflected, "I never have believed that Jesus Christ would approve of abortions and that was one of the problems I had when I was president having to uphold ''Roe v. Wade''{{nbsp}}..." He urged the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] to take a position supporting pregnant mothers to minimize economic and social factors driving women to get abortions. He also wanted the party to take stand in favor of banning abortion except for those whose lives "are in danger or who are pregnant as a result of rape or incest."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/03/29/jimmy_carter_democratic_party_should_be_more_pro-life.html |title=Jimmy Carter: Democratic Party Should Be More Pro-Life |date=March 29, 2012 |website=RealClearPolitics |access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref>

''Roe'' was supported by presidents [[Bill Clinton]]<ref>{{cite book |last = Clinton |first = Bill |title = [[My Life (Bill Clinton autobiography)|My Life]] |page = 229 |publisher = Knopf |year = 2004 }}</ref> and [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web |last = Obama |first = Barack |url = http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?old=true&can_id=BS030017&npatform_id=69 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080922231441/http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?old=true&can_id=BS030017&npatform_id=69 |archive-date = September 22, 2008 |title = 1998 Illinois State Legislative National Political Awareness Test |work = Project Vote Smart |access-date = January 21, 2007 }}</ref> In 1981, then-Senator [[Joe Biden]] voted for a [[Human Life Amendment#Hatch Amendment|constitutional amendment allowing states to overturn ''Roe v. Wade'']], which he voted against the following year.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-s-long-evolution-abortion-rights-still-holds-surprises-n1013846 |title = Joe Biden's long evolution on abortion rights still holds surprises |first = Heidi |last = Przybyla |publisher = NBC News |date = June 5, 2019 }}</ref> In a 2007 memoir, Biden expressed an opinion that although he was "personally opposed to abortion" he did not have the "right to impose" his personal opposition onto others.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://time.com/5603055/hyde-amendment-abortion-joe-biden/ |title = Joe Biden Dropped His Support for the Hyde Amendment. Here's How It Became a Flashpoint on Abortion |magazine = Time |date = June 7, 2019 }}</ref> In 2021, he described himself to reporters as "a strong supporter of ''Roe v. Wade''", and added, "And I under— I respect people who think that—who don't support ''Roe v. Wade''; I respect their views. I respect them—they—those who believe life begins at the moment of conception and all. I respect that. Don't agree, but I respect that. I'm not going to impose that on people."<ref>{{cite news |url = https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/570734-biden-calls-texas-abortion-ban-almost-unamerican/ |title = Biden calls Texas abortion ban 'almost un-American' |first = Alex |last = Gangitano |work = The Hill |date= September 3, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/09/03/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-august-jobs-report/ |title = Remarks by President Biden on the August Jobs Report  |publisher = The White House |date = September 3, 2021 }}</ref>

=== Federal bills or laws regarding ''Roe'' ===
Federal bills, amendments, or laws regarding ''Roe'' include the [[Women's Health Protection Act]], [[Freedom of Choice Act]], [[Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act]], [[Born-Alive Infants Protection Act]], [[Unborn Victims of Violence Act]], [[Interstate Abortion Bill]], [[No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act]], [[Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act]], [[Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995]], [[Sanctity of Human Life Act]], [[Sanctity of Life Act]], [[Hyde Amendment]], [[Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act]], and the [[Baby Doe Law]].

Following the passage of the Texas Heartbeat Act and the Supreme Court's acceptance of the ''Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization'' case,<ref name="20210517WaPoBarnes">{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Robert |title=Supreme Court to review Mississippi abortion law that advocates see as a path to diminish Roe v. Wade |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade/2021/05/17/cdaf1dd6-b708-11eb-a6b1-81296da0339b_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_2 |access-date=May 7, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003034627/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade/2021/05/17/cdaf1dd6-b708-11eb-a6b1-81296da0339b_story.html |archive-date=October 3, 2021}}</ref> and the threat the case poses to ''Roe'' in the eyes of ''Roe'' supporters,<ref name="20210517WaPoBarnes"/> [[Neal Kumar Katyal]], a law professor and former acting solicitor general of the United States, said that instead of abortion regulation by the judicial branch, Congress could "codify the rights two generations have taken as part of American life",<ref name="20210607WaPoKatyal"/> and "nullify the threat to reproductive health posed by the Mississippi case."<ref name="20210607WaPoKatyal">{{cite news |author1=Neal Kumar Katyal |title=The Supreme Court may toss Roe. But Congress can still preserve abortion rights. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/07/roe-abortion-congress-mississippi/ |access-date=May 4, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319160647/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/07/roe-abortion-congress-mississippi/ |archive-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Oer |first1=Eva |title=Abtreibungsrecht in den USA: "Roe v. Wade" vor dem Aus |url=https://taz.de/Abtreibungsrecht-in-den-USA/!5851890/ |access-date=May 4, 2022 |work=Die Tageszeitung (TAZ) |date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504043133/https://taz.de/Abtreibungsrecht-in-den-USA/%215851890/ |archive-date=May 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Neal Kumar Katyal |title=Neal Kumar Katyal 2022-05-02 Tweets |url=https://twitter.com/neal_katyal/status/1521292108975513601 |publisher=[[Twitter]] |access-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503125306/https://twitter.com/neal_katyal/status/1521292108975513601 |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |date=May 3, 2022}}</ref> Thomas Jipping of the [[The Heritage Foundation|Heritage Foundation]] wrote that the Women's Health Protection Act is unconstitutional because it regulates how state legislatures regulate abortion and abortion services rather than directly regulating abortion at the federal level.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jipping |first1=Thomas |title=Women's Health Protection Act: Unconstitutional and More Radical Than Roe v. Wade |url=https://www.heritage.org/life/commentary/womens-health-protection-act-unconstitutional-and-more-radical-roe-v-wade |publisher=[[The Heritage Foundation]] |access-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508194252/https://www.heritage.org/life/commentary/womens-health-protection-act-unconstitutional-and-more-radical-roe-v-wade |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |date=February 28, 2022 |url-status = unfit}}</ref> Views that the WHPA is unconstitutional or should otherwise be opposed were expressed during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings in 2014.<ref name=barton>{{cite news | url = https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2014/07/16/blackburn-black-argue-lifting-abortion-restrictions/12719793/ | title = Blackburn, Black argue against lifting abortion restrictions
 | first = Paul C. | last = Barton | date = July 16, 2014 | access-date = May 8, 2021 | work = [[The Tennessean]]}} also see the Statement of Hon. Marsha Blackburn in {{cite web |title=Senate Hearing 113–844 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113shrg99962/html/CHRG-113shrg99962.htm |publisher=U.S. Government Publishing Office |access-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508224702/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113shrg99962/html/CHRG-113shrg99962.htm |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |date=July 15, 2014 |url-status = live}}</ref>

=== State laws regarding ''Roe'' ===
At the state level, there have been many laws about abortion. In the decade after ''Roe'', most states passed laws protecting medical workers with a [[conscientious objection to abortion]]. Nine states which had legalized abortion or loosened abortion restrictions prior to ''Roe'' already had statutory protection for those who did not want to participate in or perform an abortion. As of 2011, forty-seven states and the District of Columbia had laws allowing certain people to decline to perform certain actions or provide information related to abortion or reproductive health.<ref>[https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1244&context=elj The Constitutional Right Not to Kill] by Mark L. Rienzi, ''Emory Law Journal'', Volume 62, Issue 1, 2012, pages 148–152 (pages 29–33 of the pdf)</ref> At the federal level, the [[Church Amendment of 1973]] was proposed to protect private hospitals objecting to abortion from being deprived of funding. It first passed the Senate, 92–1, then a slightly modified version passed the House, 372–1, and the final bill which contained it passed the Senate 94–0.<ref>[[Douglas NeJaime]] & [[Reva Siegel]], [http://www.yalelawjournal.org/pdf/j.2516.NeJaime-Siegel.2591_r4r9q2au.pdf ''Conscience Wars: Complicity-Based Conscience Claims in Religion and Politics''], 124 [[Yale Law Journal]] 2516 (2015).</ref> Justice Blackmun supported this and other regulations protecting individual physicians and entire hospitals operated by religious denominations.<ref>{{Cite journal|pmid=16273974|year=2005|last1=Appel|first1=J. M|title=Judicial diagnosis 'conscience' vs. Care how refusal clauses are reshaping the rights revolution|journal=Medicine and Health, Rhode Island|volume=88|issue=8|pages=279–81}}</ref>

Some states have passed laws to maintain the legality of abortion if ''Roe v. Wade'' is overturned. Those states include California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, and Washington.<ref name="Vestal" /> Other states have enacted so-called [[trigger law]]s that would take effect in the event that ''Roe v. Wade'' is overturned, with the effect of outlawing abortions on the state level. Those states include Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, and South Dakota.<ref name="Vestal">Vestal, Christine. [http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2006/06/22/states-probe-limits-of-abortion-policy "States probe limits of abortion policy"], Stateline.org (June 11, 2007).</ref> Additionally, many states did not repeal pre-1973 statutes against abortion, and some of those statutes could again be in force if ''Roe'' were reversed.<ref>Marcus, Frances Frank. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5D71738F93BA35754C0A96F948260 "Louisiana Moves Against Abortion"], ''The New York Times'' (July 8, 1989).</ref>

On April 16, 2012, Mississippi House Bill 1390 was signed into law.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120420045140/http://www.governorbryant.com/governor-phil-bryant-signs-house-bill-1390/ Governor Phil Bryant signs House Bill 1390], ''governorbryant.com'', April 16, 2012 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120420045140/http://www.governorbryant.com/governor-phil-bryant-signs-house-bill-1390/ Archived] April 20, 2012) and [https://thedmarchives.com/gov-phil-bryant-signs-house-bill-1390/ Gov. Phil Bryant signs House Bill 1390] by Lacey Russell, ''The Daily Mississippian'', April 17, 2012, posted to the newspaper archive on September 30, 2012, ([https://web.archive.org/web/20211221191859/https://thedmarchives.com/gov-phil-bryant-signs-house-bill-1390/ Archived] December 21, 2021)</ref> The law attempted to make abortion unfeasible without having to overturn ''Roe v. Wade''.<ref>LZ Granderson [http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/11/opinion/granderson-mississippi-abortion/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 "Mississippi's end run around abortion"], ''[[CNN]]'' (July 12, 2012).</ref> Judge [[Daniel Porter Jordan III]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi]] granted an injunction against the law on July 13, 2012.<ref>[https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/878-F-Supp-2d-714-S-D-Miss-2012-C-A-3-12cv436-DPJ-FKB-Jackson-Women-s-Health-Organization-v-Currier-601822402 878 F.Supp.2d 714 (S.D.Miss. 2012), C. A. 3:12cv436-DPJ-FKB, Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Currier], ''case-law.vlex.com'', July 13, 2012</ref> On April 15, 2013, he issued another injunction which only applied to a part of the law which required the individual performing the abortions to have hospital admitting privileges.<ref>[https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20130416a85 Jackson Women's Health v. Currier, Civil Action No. 3:12cv436-DPJ-FKB], ''leagle.com'', April 15, 2013 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20191210045223/https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20130416a85 Archived] December 10, 2019)</ref> On July 29, 2014, a three-judge panel from the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] upheld the injunction against part of the law, with Judge [[Emilio M. Garza]] dissenting. The ruling especially relied on a case unrelated to ''Roe'' which was decided "nearly fifty years before the right to an abortion was found in the [[Penumbra (law)|penumbras]] of the Constitution".<ref>[https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca5/13-60599/13-60599-2014-07-29.pdf?ts=1411008932 No. 13-60599 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit], July 29, 2014, ''cases.justia.com'' and [https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/07/29/court-rules-in-favor-of-miss-abortion-clinic/13322317/ Court rules in favor of Miss. abortion clinic] by Emily Le Coz, ''The Clarion-Ledger'', July 29, 2014</ref> On February 18, 2015, Mississippi asked the Supreme Court to hear the case, but they declined to hear it on June 28, 2016.<ref>[https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/currier-v-jackson-womens-health-organization/ Currier v. Jackson Women's Health Organization], ''scotusblog.com'', published by Tom Goldstein and edited by James Romoser, ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210506110259/https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/currier-v-jackson-womens-health-organization/ Archived] May 6, 2021) and [https://www.supremecourt.gov/docketfiles/14-997.htm No. 14-997], ''Docket Files'', U.S. Supreme Court ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210511220918/https://www.supremecourt.gov/docketfiles/14-997.htm Archived] May 11, 2021)</ref>

The [[Human Life Protection Act]] was signed by Alabama governor [[Kay Ivey]] on May 14, 2019, in hopes of challenging ''Roe v. Wade'' in the Supreme Court.<ref>[https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2019/05/governor-ivey-issues-statement-after-signing-the-alabama-human-life-protection-act/ Governor Ivey Issues Statement After Signing the Alabama Human Life Protection Act], May 15, 2019, ''Office of Alabama Governor''</ref> It includes exceptions for a serious health risk to the mother or a [[Lethality|lethal]] fetal [[Birth defect|anomaly]], but otherwise it will make abortion a [[felony]] for the abortion doctor if it goes into effect. Women subjected to an abortion will not be criminally [[Culpability#In law|culpable]] or civilly [[Legal liability|liable]] under the law.<ref>[https://www.al.com/news/2019/05/alabama-abortion-ban-passes-read-the-bill.html Alabama abortion law passes: Read the bill] by Leada Gore, May 16, 2019, ''Birmingham News''</ref> On October 29, 2019, Judge [[Myron H. Thompson|Myron Thompson]] for the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama|U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] issued a preliminary injunction against the law.<ref>[https://www.al.com/news/2019/10/federal-judge-blocks-alabama-abortion-ban.html Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban] by Abbey Crain, October 29, 2019, ''Birmingham News''</ref>

In May 2021, Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 8, creating the [[Texas Heartbeat Act]], banning abortions except in cases of medical emergency as soon as a fetal heartbeat can be detected.<ref>[https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/legbills/files/RS87/SB8.pdf S.B. No. 8], ''Texas State Senate''</ref> This is typically as early as six weeks into pregnancy and often before women know they are pregnant. The law established that any Texas resident who is not a state or local government employee or official can sue [[abortion clinic]]s and doctors who are known to be "[[aiding and abetting]]" abortion procedures after six weeks.<ref name=cnntexassept12021>{{cite web | url = https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/01/politics/texas-abortion-supreme-court-sb8-roe-wade/index.html | title = Texas 6-week abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court inaction | first= Ariane | last = De Vogue | date = September 1, 2021 | access-date = September 2, 2021 | work = [[CNN]] }}</ref> A clause forbids anyone who impregnated an abortion patient through rape, [[sexual assault]], or incest to sue concerning the patient.<ref>[https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/legbills/files/RS87/SB8.pdf S.B. No. 8], ''Texas State Senate'', page 9</ref> The [[Bill (law)#Enactment and after|enactment]] date was September 1, 2021, and the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5–4 decision, declined a request to block enforcement of the law that day.<ref>[https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/21a24_8759.pdf 21A24 Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson 594 U. S. ____ (2021)], September 1, 2021, ''supremecourt.gov''</ref> On October 22, 2021, the Court again did not block the law's enforcement, and agreed to hear arguments for ''[[United States v. Texas (2021)|United States v. Texas]]'' on November 1, 2021.<ref>[https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2021/21-588 Oral Argument – Audio, United States v. Texas, Docket Number: 21-588], ''supremecourt.gov'', November 1, 2021</ref> They limited the question to a review of [[Standing (law)|standing]].<ref>{{cite web|date=October 22, 2021|title=United States v. Texas, No. 21A85 (No. 21-588), 595 U. S. ____ (Sept. 1, 2021)|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a85_5h25.pdf |website=Supreme Court of the United States}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Chung|first=Andrew|date=2021-10-22|title=U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Texas abortion ban|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-hear-challenge-texas-abortion-ban-2021-10-22/|access-date=2021-10-22}}</ref> On December 10, 2021, the Court dismissed the lawsuit on the basis that lower courts should not have accepted it.<ref>[https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-588_c07d.pdf (Slip Opinion), 595 U. S. United States v. Texas (2021), No. 21–588 (21A85)], ''supremecourt.gov'', December 10, 2021</ref> This decision allows lawsuits against the executive directors of Texas's medical, nursing, and pharmacy licensing boards and also against the executive commissioner of the [[Texas Health and Human Services Commission]], but not certain other lawsuits seeking to overturn the law.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/10/supreme-court-issues-opinion-on-texas-abortion-law-challenges.html Supreme Court allows lawsuit challenging Texas abortion ban to continue but keeps law in effect for now] by Kevin Breuninger and Dan Mangan, ''CNBC'', December 10, 2021</ref>