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U.S. Supreme Court

Feb. 27, 2016

Justices should reject the use of pseudoscience

On March 2, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Whole Woman's Health v. Cole, concerning laws enacted in Texas requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and clinics to meet the licensing standards of ambulatory surgical centers. By Julianna S. Gonen

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By Julianna S. Gonen

The movements for LGBT equality and reproductive justice share much in common. Both strive to end gender-based oppression and to create a world in which individuals are free to form families of their choosing and to control their own bodies.

The two movements also share an ongoing struggle against the manipulation of pseudo-science to justify attacks on those fundamental rights. That commonality is vividly illustrated...

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