New restrictions are making it harder for women in the US to get abortions. Photo: Michelle Smith
By Erik Eckholm
DOZENS of new restrictions passed by US states this year have chipped away at the right to abortion by requiring women to view ultrasounds, imposing waiting periods or cutting funds for clinics.
But a new kind of law has gone beyond such restrictions, striking at the foundation of the abortion rules set out by the US Supreme Court over the past four decades.
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