Before siding completely with abortion, Kennedy had previously cast the deciding vote in support of a narrowed affirmance of [[abortion]] rights in 1992, in [[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]]. Between then and 2015, Kennedy's only votes for abortion were in denying certiorari on [[pro-life]] petitions. At oral argument in the ''[[Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores]]'' case on March 25, Justice Kennedy was critical of the possibility of the government requiring corporations to fund [[abortion]]. Uncertain until 2016 about whether Kennedy would rule for them, pro-aborts typically did not appeal their court losses to the Supreme Court, perhaps fearing that Justice Kennedy will cast the deciding vote against them and thereby establish a pro-life precedent nationwide. With Kennedy on their side now, abortion clinics are expected to seek to overturn numerous pro-life laws, beginning with a lawsuit in Louisiana merely a few days after the Supreme Court ruled. | Before siding completely with abortion, Kennedy had previously cast the deciding vote in support of a narrowed affirmance of [[abortion]] rights in 1992, in [[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]]. Between then and 2015, Kennedy's only votes for abortion were in denying certiorari on [[pro-life]] petitions. At oral argument in the ''[[Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores]]'' case on March 25, Justice Kennedy was critical of the possibility of the government requiring corporations to fund [[abortion]]. Uncertain until 2016 about whether Kennedy would rule for them, pro-aborts typically did not appeal their court losses to the Supreme Court, perhaps fearing that Justice Kennedy will cast the deciding vote against them and thereby establish a pro-life precedent nationwide. With Kennedy on their side now, abortion clinics are expected to seek to overturn numerous pro-life laws, beginning with a lawsuit in Louisiana merely a few days after the Supreme Court ruled. |