State Abortion Bans Seek To Challenge Roe. V Wade

Published March 29, 2021 at 12:31 PM EDT

A Planned Parenthood supporter and opponent try to block each other's signs during a protest and counter-protest of abortion in St. Louis on Feb. 11, 2017.

This episode originally aired on March 17, 2021.

Arkansas passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. on March 9, becoming the latest Republican-led state to mount a challenge to Roe. v Wade.

Ohio and other states have introduced nearly 400 bills intended to chip away at or overturn the 1973 landmark abortion rights decision.

Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, we take a look at legislative strategies to trigger a legal challenge to Roe v. Wade.

Guests:

Robert Barnes, Supreme Court correspondent, The Washington Post
Karen Kasler, bureau chief, Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau
Sarah Kellogg, politics and government reporter, UA Little Rock Public Radio

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