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What Does Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Mean for Roe v Wade? Redux

What Does Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Mean for Roe v Wade? Redux

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement could mean that Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion across the United States, will be overturned in the not-too-distant future.

Despite his loose affiliation with the conservative wing of the Supreme Court, Kennedy was widely seen as a barrier to efforts to repeal Roe v. Wade. In 1992, he sided with liberal justices in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a decision that reasserted the court's view that abortion access is protected by the Constitution, although he has sometimes ruled in favor of abortion restrictions in other cases.

President Trump, who previously described himself as pro-choice but in recent years has said he opposes abortion, he has nominated Kennedy's replacement who is now confirmed and it's possible that Roe v. Wade could soon be history.

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