Following the passage of SB8 in Texas, a law that bans abortion after 6 weeks, Jewish Center for Justice Board Chair Julie Bank issued the following statement: “The Jewish Center for Justice leadership and community are horrified by the passage of SB8 in Texas, a bill...
OVERVIEW Today, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of June Medical Services, LLC v. Gee from the state of Louisiana. This case, which will be ruled on in the coming June 2020 term, is a pivotal one concerning safe access to abortion...
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