U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Abortion Limits

[walkstall]

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The U.S. Supreme Court is stepping back into the high-profile fight over abortion, agreeing Friday to review a Texas law that could force more than three-quarters of the state's abortion clinics to shut down.

A victory for Texas would boost efforts in at least a dozen other states to seek similar limits. No matter how the court rules on the issue, it's likely to be one of the most important abortion cases in 25 years — a hot-button social issue on the court's agenda in the middle of a presidential campaign.

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Passed in 2013, the Texas law imposes two requirements. Clinics providing abortion services must meet the same medical standards as ambulatory surgical centers. And doctors providing abortion services must have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

Supporters said the measure was intended to protect the health of patients.



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[kroz]

Yes, this will be a landmark ruling.  We will see if the changing tide rising in America today will influence the SCOTUS.

[daidalos]

If as abortionists love to claim, they are worried about women's health. Why would they be opposed to requiring these clinics meet the same standards of care as local surgical centers in the state, and why would they be so opposed to their Dr's have admitting privileges at local hospitals?

Neither of these provisions in the law, do a thing to hamper a woman from getting an abortion.