By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has authored pivotal rulings bolstering abortion rights and safeguarding a landmark healthcare law while questioning the death penalty during 27 years as a liberal on a bench often dominated by conservatives. Breyer, who U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday said would retire https://www.reuters.com/world/us/liberal-us-supreme-court-justice-stephen-breyer-retire-media-reports-2022-01-26 at the end of the court’s current term, will leave a legacy as a moderating influence and a pragmatist on a court that has moved rightwar…