April 13, 2021
The majority of the Sixth Circuit has undone a block on an Ohio law that criminalizes abortion based on a Down syndrome diagnosis, ruling that "the right to an abortion before viability is not absolute."
July 14, 2020
Federal courts across the country are refereeing a flurry of fights over whether a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling — on the surface a victory for abortion rights — actually makes it much harder to invalidate anti-abortion laws.
November 04, 2019
Sixteen right-leaning states have urged the Sixth Circuit to review its decision to block an Ohio law that would have criminalized abortion based on a Down syndrome diagnosis, saying the ruling fosters a "chilling" mentality of "search-and-destroy" that threatens the integrity of the medical profession.
October 11, 2019
The Sixth Circuit on Friday blocked an Ohio law that would have criminalized abortion based on a Down syndrome diagnosis, saying U.S. Supreme Court precedent protecting a woman's right to an abortion isn't outweighed by the state's interest in preventing disability discrimination.