Dear Common Ills, “The act is a breathtaking act of defiance – of the Constitution, of this court’s precedents, and of the rights of women seeking abortions throughout Texas.” —Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor In her blistering dissent from the Supreme Court’s refusal to stay SB8, Justice Sonia Sotomayor points out what we already knew, and what Biden’s DOJ has confirmed: the Texas law which bans virtually all abortions after 6 weeks is unconstitutional. In our new Fall issue, we delve into the Court’s decision, and take you inside the Jackson, Mississippi clinic challenging the state’s law that bans nearly all abortions after 15 weeks. | 
