<em>Demonstrators for and against abortion rights demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the day of arguments in the Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt case. March 2, 2016. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM. </em> Demonstrators for and against abortion rights demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the day of arguments in the Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt case. March 2, 2016. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM.

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Over the past week, litigators, court watchers and lawmakers have warned that the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial 5-4 ruling allowing Texas' six-week abortion ban to take effect could have far-reaching and potentially dangerous consequences moving forward—and not just in abortion cases.