Dobbs Isn’t Clear on State, Federal Abortion Authorities, Law Professors Say

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health has left major questions about what authorities states, Congress and federal agencies have to make laws and regulations affecting abortion, law professors said at a Health Affairs panel on the court’s term held Friday (July 8). Yet the legal experts also suggested the president could have gone further in the executive order he issued Friday, calling the Biden administration’s response so far “unduly timid” and not fitting the...