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9th Circuit Allows Enforcement of Idaho’s Near-Total Abortion Ban While Apppeal On Health-Threating Abortions Moves Forward
As previously reported, in August an Idaho federal district court held that the right to a health-preserving abortion is protected by the Due Process Clause. It also held that Idaho…
Religion Clause
Statewide Ballot Measures of Interest in Tuesday’s Election
A number of statewide ballot measures will face voters on Tuesday, November 3. The following may be of particular interest to Religion Clause readers:Alabama Amendment 3: Require Pledge of Allegiance…
SCC Blog
Madras HC bows down to mother’s “painful” decision; permits termination of 31-week pregnancy after detecting serious foetal brain abnormalities
By Apoorva
Madras High Court: In a matter concerning termination of a 31-week pregnancy following the detection of substantial foetal abnormalities, a Single Judge Bench of P.T. Asha, J. quashed the Medical…
Bartlesville Law Blog
New Oklahoma Laws 2026
By Kyle Persaud
Every year I write a post about some of the most important laws that the Oklahoma legislature has passed in the year. Below, see my list for 2026. Most of…
PrawfsBlog
The 1974 and 1975 Abortion Hearings
I’m reading through the transcripts of the Bayh Subcommittee’s hearings on Roe v. Wade. The legal and moral arguments on abortion are similar to today. What is different is the…
Religion Clause
6th Circuit: Tennessee’s Ban on Recruiting a Minor to Obtain an Abortion Is Unconstitutional
In Welty v. Dunaway, (6th Cir. Sept. 24, 2026), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision held unconstitutional both as applied and on its face a…
JURIST
South Korea moves to approve abortion pills for the first time, with rollout expected by 2027
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Wednesday stated that it aims to approve the country’s first abortion pill by the first quarter of 2027, filling a legal…
Religion Clause
Planned Parenthood Challenges Wisconsin’s Abortion Access Restrictions
Suit was filed last week in a Wisconsin state trial court challenging Wisconsin laws which require abortions to be performed only by physicians, and not by qualified advance practice clinicians.…
Religion Clause
Indiana Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Religious Right to Abortion
Last week, the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments (video of full oral arguments) in Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana v. Anonymous Plaintiff 1, (IN Sup. Ct.,…
Religion Clause
9th Circuit: Church Loses Challenge to Washington’s Abortion Coverage Mandate
In Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Kuderer, (9th Cir., Sept. 14, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision (with opinions spanning…