Barrett has three years of experience as a federal judge, serving on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals since 2017.
In those three years, Barrett has already ruled on two abortion-related cases, both times favoring restrictions on access to abortion.
Here's more on those cases:
Box v. Planned Parenthood:
Barrett joined dissenters who favored an Indiana law that would have required doctors to notify the parents of a minor seeking an abortion.
Unlike parental notification laws in other states, Indiana's didn't include a judicial bypass provision.
Indiana Dept of Health v. Planned Parenthood:
Barrett favored a rehearing of 2 state laws: 1 that regulated the fetal remains from abortion procedures and another that would have banned abortions due to sex, race or disability, including life-threatening conditions.
Following the death of RBG, the fate of Roe v Wade is in jeopardy. Unlike Trump's previous SCOTUS picks, this one will shift the balance of the court to 6 - 3.
With 17 abortion cases a step away from SCOTUS, it's likely the new court will look at abortion rights soon.
Multiple studies show that American want abortion to be legal.
More than two-thirds of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, the highest support in more than 20 years, per @pewresearch.
12% believed the procedure should be illegal in all cases.
Join me tomorrow on CBSN where I'll be talking more about Amy Coney Barrett's record on abortion and what this means for the fate of Roe v Wade.
A note on Roe v Wade in light of Amy Coney Barrett's likely nomination:
Reversing Roe doesn't outlaw abortion. It leaves it to states.
That means a patient's ability to access abortion would be determined by where they live, and if they have the resources to travel to get one.
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The period data is held by the company Aktivate, which isn't a medical company and therefore isn't protected by HIPAA laws. i.e. the data could be turned over if subpoenaed.
The idea is that all student athletes have to fill out medical forms to play, in the event of injury. And for some, that includes period info.
But, in a state like Florida where politicians are policing health care, that practice takes on all new risks for student athletes.
It was yet another heavy news week for post-Roe abortion news.
The 1-year anniversary of #SB8, a new lawsuit in Indiana, a package of bills in California to protect abortion, more confusion in Michigan, & movement in South Carolina's near-total abortion ban.
Let's dig in.
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All eyes should be on South Carolina right now where lawmakers are racing to push through a near-total ban on abortion.
On Tuesday, the SC House advanced HB 5399. It's a near-total ban.
Exceptions:
- To prevent death, "substantial risk of death" or "substantial physical impairment of a major bodily function"
- Rape & incest, but only in the 1st 12 weeks
The South Carolina house just voted 47-55, failing to pass house bill 5399 which would have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy w/o exceptions for rape and incest.
power 👏 of 👏 Kansas 👏👏👏
To clarify! There are a handful of very restrictive abortion bans flying around South Carolina’s state house right now, but this was the worst of the worst.