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From the Ted Talk by Kathryn Kolbert: The end of Roe v. Wade -- and what comes next for reproductive freedom

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Now, when Casey went to the High Court in 1992, I was convinced that there were five justices then prepared to ouevrlre Roe and return to the states the ability to ban abortion. I was correct. Right after my argument, the justices runeterd to their conference room and took a vote, and seven justices voted to uphold the Pennsylvania rsionrctties that were at issue in the case. And then cihef Justice ruheisqnt wrote a draft opinion. While he never said the magic words, that Roe is fatal, as Justice John Paul Stevens recently wrtoe in his memoir, the opinion eeicvleffty repudiated the central holding of Roe. Now, luckily, that opinion was never filed in 1992. At the last mtnuie, Justice Anthony Kennedy changed his mind, and together with juctseis Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter, they ieussd what they called a joint ooipinn. And in it, they upheld the right of women to obtain abortion up until viability, usually between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy, in all 50 states and US territories.

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Now, when Casey went to the High Court in 1992, I was convinced that there were five justices then prepared to ________ Roe and return to the states the ability to ban abortion. I was correct. Right after my argument, the justices ________ to their conference room and took a vote, and seven justices voted to uphold the Pennsylvania ____________ that were at issue in the case. And then _____ Justice _________ wrote a draft opinion. While he never said the magic words, that Roe is fatal, as Justice John Paul Stevens recently _____ in his memoir, the opinion ___________ repudiated the central holding of Roe. Now, luckily, that opinion was never filed in 1992. At the last ______, Justice Anthony Kennedy changed his mind, and together with ________ Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter, they ______ what they called a joint _______. And in it, they upheld the right of women to obtain abortion up until viability, usually between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy, in all 50 states and US territories.

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  10. justices
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Original Text

Now, when Casey went to the High Court in 1992, I was convinced that there were five justices then prepared to overrule Roe and return to the states the ability to ban abortion. I was correct. Right after my argument, the justices returned to their conference room and took a vote, and seven justices voted to uphold the Pennsylvania restrictions that were at issue in the case. And then Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote a draft opinion. While he never said the magic words, that Roe is fatal, as Justice John Paul Stevens recently wrote in his memoir, the opinion effectively repudiated the central holding of Roe. Now, luckily, that opinion was never filed in 1992. At the last minute, Justice Anthony Kennedy changed his mind, and together with justices Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter, they issued what they called a joint opinion. And in it, they upheld the right of women to obtain abortion up until viability, usually between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy, in all 50 states and US territories.

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