Both sides in the abortion fight are trying to claim symbolic high ground on Sunday's 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade while looking ahead to a new phase that will be largely fought in state capitals and the courts.
What’s happening: Anti-abortion groups are celebrating the culmination of their decades-long effort to overturn the federal right to the procedure while abortion rights advocates are pressing to maintain access in states where it remains legal.
A group of religious leaders from Christian and Jewish faiths filed a lawsuit this week challenging Missouri’s abortion ban.
Driving the news: The suit argues that the state's abortion ban and related restrictions unconstitutionally impose one narrow religious doctrine on all Missouri residents and violate the separation of church and state, according to the National Women’s Law Center, a partner in the lawsuit.
The Department of Justice is investigating Abbott Laboratories and its infant formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, multiple outlets report, citing a statement from a company spokesperson.
Why it matters: The facility was temporarily shut down last year after Abbott Nutrition — one of the largest suppliers of baby formula in the U.S. — recalled multiple major brands of its formula due to reports of bacterial infections among several babies who consumed the product. The monthlong closure spurred an infant formula shortage across the nation.
