US supreme court reinstates restrictions on abortion pill delivery
The order marks the clearest sign yet of justice Amy Coney Barrett’s impact on the polarising issue of abortion
13 January 2021 - 19:05
Washington — A divided US supreme court reinstated a requirement that women visit a medical facility to obtain abortion-inducing pills, granting a Trump administration request to end the mail deliveries a judge had allowed during the coronavirus pandemic.
The order, which came over three dissents, marks a shift for a court that let mail deliveries continue temporarily in October. That was before justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court and strengthened its conservative majority...
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