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Republican senators, congressmen ask Supreme Court to consider overturning Roe v. Wade
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 02, 2020 03:03pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | Grace Segers |
| News Date | Thursday, January 2, 2020 07:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Over 200 members of Congress asked the Supreme Court to consider overturning Roe v. Wade, which guarantees the right to an abortion, in a brief urging the court to uphold a Louisiana law severely restricting abortion.
The 39 senators and 168 House members submitted the amicus brief in the case of June Medical Services LLC v. Gee, which the Supreme Court will consider this spring.
All 39 of the senators who signed the brief were Republicans. Another Republican senator, Josh Hawley, had previously submitted a separate amicus brief. Only two of the 168 House members who signed the brief were Democrats — Dan Lipinski and Collin Peterson. Lipinski has been singled out by abortion rights groups for his opposition to abortion, and is facing a primary from the left. |
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