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U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas abortion case, lets ban remain

United States · October 22, 2021 · 11:33 PM UTC

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on Nov. 1 a challenge to a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on the procedure and lets private citizens enforce it - a case that could dramatically curtail abortion access in the United States if the justices endorse the measure's unique design.

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