This procedure is banned in the U.S. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio’s abortion amendment?
Associated Press: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, discussed the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution calling for federal laws to trump state laws—an important feature in the national conversation about banning abortion. “If the federal law prohibits a particular technique, then that’s going to prevail over a state law that might be inconsistent,” Entin said.