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The tug of war over abortion rights is headed back to the Supreme Court. 

 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and will consider whether state laws banning abortions in the period before a fetus is considered viable outside the womb are unconstitutional. 

Just last year, the court ruled that a Louisiana law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals to be 

That ruling came after President Trump appointed 

 to the court, creating a 5-4 conservative majority. But 

 broke from his conservative colleagues and instead concurred with the four liberal justices on the decision, upholding the precedent of 

Since then, the ideology of the court has shifted considerably. The split between conservative and liberal justices flipped to 6-3 after 

 was confirmed to fill her seat just days before the 2020 election. 

Thursday, a legal historian and a journalist covering the Supreme Court joined host Kerri Miller for a conversation about how the court might approach this case and what it could mean for the future of 

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The Supreme Court last year ruled that a Louisiana state law placed an undue burden on people seeking abortions and ruled it to be unconstitutional. The composition of the court that’s considering the constitutionality of a Mississippi law is considerably different. A legal historian and journalist covering the Supreme Court describe how this case fits into the larger legal battle over abortion.

The Supreme Court takes up the legal fight over abortion, again

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The Supreme Court takes up the legal fight over abortion, again

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