SCOTUS strikes down Texas abortion law

[Scoop]

Supreme Court strikes restrictive Texas abortion law
06/27/16 10:10 AM EDT

The Supreme Court on Monday struck two key provisions of a sweeping anti-abortion law in Texas, ruling that the state had imposed unconstitutional burdens on women's access to abortion.

Justice Anthony Kennedy sided with the court’s liberals in the 5-3 decision, the most significant abortion ruling in a generation. The decision marks the first time the court has put limits on state abortion legislation in more than 15 years.

In Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, a group of Texas abortion clinics challenged the state law that required health providers have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and perform abortions in ambulatory surgical centers.

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[hashmander]

 

[levitate]

Another conservative L in the books.

 

[El Bombi]

Texas Republicans keep wasting tax payers money; by passing laws they know damn well is going to get struck down by the Supreme Court.

 

[El Bombi]

Texas Republicans been taking a couple of L's lately by the Supreme Court.

Univ of Texas Affirmative Action and now this ruling.

 

[Ghost_In_A_Shell]

 

[88m3]

bang bang

 

[mc_brew]

i never understood why people are so passionately against abortion, even though i'm pro life.... they're not that passionate about the baby once it is born.....

 

[GzUp]

Smh, I thought we were passed this... There still arguing against abortion?

 

[Rekkapryde]

i never understood why people are so passionately against abortion, even though i'm pro life.... they're not that passionate about the baby once it is born.....

this is the one part that always made me give pro lifers the

I'd rather abortion be the last chance as well, but it always cracks me up how a bunch of older mostly white men are going to tell someone of the opposite sex what to do with their body.

If the shoe was on the other foot about removing our nuts or some shyt, it'd be another story and they'd be

 

[Scoop]

I think abortion is morally wrong but I like that it keeps the population down. We're over populated as it is.

 

[88m3]

 

[winb83]

i never understood why people are so passionately against abortion, even though i'm pro life.... they're not that passionate about the baby once it is born.....

The baby needs to be born but they'll be damned if it gets govenrment provided health care

 

[Yapdatfool]

The baby needs to be born but they'll be damned if it gets govenrment provided health care

Those old white men want all the gov't health care to themselves