Where do abortion rights stand after Supreme Court ruling?
Posted on AllSides July 1st, 2020
From The Center
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have “admitting privileges” at a nearby hospital, a stipulation that could have forced all but one of the state’s abortion clinics to close.
The case, June Medical Services v. Russo, was decided by a 5-4 vote, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the court’s four liberal justices in the majority. The Louisiana law under consideration was almost identical to one that the court threw out in 2016 under the belief that it created an “undue burden”...