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Law's Jessie Hill addresses Supreme Court's potential to overturn Roe v. Wade

MEDIA | November 8, 2021
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The New York Times: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, noted there’s a real possibility that the Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that established abortion as a constitutional right. If it does, abortion would become illegal in at least 11 states where lawmakers have passed legislation that would go into effect if Roe falls. “I think it’s fair to say that Roe v. Wade is in the most peril it has been in since 1973,” she said. “It would be hard to overstate how much things are about to change.”

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