WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday not to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide in an upcoming case concerning a restrictive Mississippi law.FILE PHOTO: Storm clouds…
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Texas's near-total abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court inaction
(Reuters) -A Texas ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect on Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court did not act on a request by abortion rights groups to block the law, which would prohibit the vast majority…
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Reactions to U.S. Supreme Court rejection of Trump-backed challenge to Obamacare law
(Reuters) – Politicians and others with a stake in the expanded healthcare policy known as Obamacare reacted to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Thursday rejecting a Republican challenge backed by former President Donald Trump: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ON TWITTER:…
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U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs J&J appeal over $2 billion baby powder judgment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’s bid to overturn a $2.12 billion damages award to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in the company’s baby powder and other talc…
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European court backs Czech Republic's requirement to vaccinate children
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) accepts the Czech Republic’s position on mandatory vaccinations for children, it said in a landmark ruling on Thursday that rebuffed parents’ complaints that the government violated their rights. The decision…
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Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to end Obamacare
US President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court Thursday to strike down Obamacare, which has provided health insurance to tens of millions of Americans. The third challenge to the landmark law, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, comes…
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