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	Podcast:		The Daily
	Episode:		The Legal Vulnerability of Roe v. Wade
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:23:19
	Publish Date:		2019-05-20 04:54:49
	Description:		From the day Roe v. Wade was decided, some have seen the constitutional right to an abortion as an inferred right rather than a guaranteed one. That distinction has become a threat to the law’s survival. Guests: Sabrina Tavernise, a national correspondent for The New York Times, spoke with Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: Because the court led by Chief Justice John Roberts tends toward incrementalism, it is more likely to hear cases that chip away at abortion rights than to overturn Roe v. Wade directly. But after nearly five decades, the anti-abortion movement is closer than it has ever been to dismantling Roe.
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