The Supreme Court narrowly upheld a federal law today banning a controversial abortion procedure, giving the anti-abortion movement one of its biggest legal victories in years.
The justices ruled, 5 to 4, that a law passed by Congress in 2003 and signed by President Bush does not violate the Constitution by imposing an undue burden on a woman’s right to end a pregnancy. The majority said its ruling reflects the government’s “legitimate, substantial interest in preserving and promoting fetal life.”
Feministing has a nice assortment of links commenting on the general fuckeduptitude of this decision, why it's completely not a surprise at all given that Alito replaced Day O'Connor, and so on.
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Amp has another good commentary round up.
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