Supreme Court’s Abortion Agenda May Crystallize in Coming Weeks
- Indiana seeks to ban abortion motivated by genetic defect risk
- Any appeals granted review would be decided amid 2020 campaign
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
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It may be years before the U.S. Supreme Court says anything about Alabama’s new abortion ban. But the justices could start leaving clues in a matter of weeks.
The court on Monday deferred action on two less sweeping abortion disputes from Indiana though it will have another chance to step in next week. In one case, Indiana is seeking to bar abortions motivated by the risk of a genetic disorder and require clinics to bury or cremate fetal remains. In the other, the state aims to reinstate a requirement that an ultrasound be performed at least 18 hours before an abortion.