Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Now it is constitutional for American states to restrict abortion in any way they choose, including banning it. Only new federal legislation allowing abortion can stop such state bans. But on May 11, shortly after the May 2 leak of a draft of the Court’s reasons, Republicans in the U.S. Senate defeated a federal bill establishing a national standard for legal abortion in that country. Read More
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Dasko and Atcheson: Why Canada doesn't need a new federal law on abortion
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