This week, with no word about the March and April oral arguments, Elizabeth Slattery and Tiffany Bates recap the Court's latest rulings (one involves the infamous pirate, Blackbeard). They also debut their new SCOTUS book club. Elizabeth chats with 6th Circuit Judge Alice Batchelder about her love of roller coasters and her chambers' unusual dress code. Stay tuned for Supreme Trivia April Fools' Day edition. Here's the book we're reading.
Court says Ohio can ban Down syndrome abortions
A baby born with Down Syndrome is pictured in a file photo. A federal appeals court has ruled that Ohio’s 2017 law banning abortions after a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome can be enforced. (CNS photo/Damir Sagolj, Reuters)
By Catholic News Service • Posted April 16, 2021
CINCINNATI (CNS) A federal appeals court April 13 upheld a 2017 Ohio law that prohibits doctors from knowingly participating performing an abortion because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
In a 9-7 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, based in Cincinnati, overturned an injunction against the state’s Down Syndrome Non-Discrimination Act, saying ruled the law “does not create a substantial obstacle to a woman’s ability to choose or obtain an abortion,” as its opponents contend.
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