Nearly half the attorneys general in the United States on Wednesday backed President Joe Biden’s attempt to block a new anti-abortion law in Texas. The 24 attorneys general, all Democrats, said the new law is “in direct contravention of nearly a half century of Supreme Court precedent” and has “banned nearly all pre-viability abortions within…
24 Democratic Attorneys General Back Biden’s Attempt to Block Texas Abortion Law
September 15, 2021
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