Justice Barrett Should Recuse Herself in Abortion Cases

When should a Supreme Court justice's deeply held religious beliefs require recusal -- that is, that the justice not participate in a particular case? A difficult question, to be sure, but one that Justice Amy Coney Barrett has already answered for herself. And her answer requires her recusal in abortion cases. The Supreme Court hears arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Wednesday, which challenges the constitutionality of Mississippi's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.