(Stefani Reynolds | The New York Times) U.S. Capitol Police officers in riot gear keep demonstrators and counterprotesters separated during a women's march for abortion rights outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Oct. 2, 2021. "The Supreme Court on Friday issued a decision allowing abortion providers in Texas to continue challenging a new law that bans most abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy," writes New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow. "But while the conservative majority didn't close the door on abortion in Texas completely, the degree to which it is cracked allows in only a sliver of light."