The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Monday, striking down a controversial Texas abortion law.
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The law required all clinics to meet the standards for ambulatory surgical centers and mandated that doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
The state’s stance was that the law, which also requires clinics to meet the same standards as ambulatory surgery centers, was created to help protect the health of women who undergo the procedures.
“While I disagree with the high court’s decision, there is no good faith argument that Alabama’s law remains constitutional in light of the Supreme Court ruling”, odd said.
“They actually proved that this law did not greatly impact women’s health and safety, it did not improve it whatsoever”, said local pro-choice activist Amanda Stephens.
The high court’s decision was a massive win for the reproductive rights community in and out of Texas.
“The same could be said of every effort here to restrict access to abortion here in New Zealand”, Ms Bellamak said.
Branstad did say, however, that he is “disappointed” by the ruling. It’s a network of volunteers that provides food and shelter for women from other states who come here for abortions.
Planned Parenthood is challenging the part of Florida law HB1411, which prohibits it from receiving public funding, even for non-abortion services.
New abortion laws are set to take effect Friday in Florida and they include at least one of the same requirements as the Texas law that was struck down.
“We are going to evaluate our options and the decision that was handed down and see what that means for us in the state of Oklahoma, ” she said over the phone. “It’s clear that the intention of these unnecessary restrictions was to put obstacles in the path of women seeking safe, legal abortion care”, said Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin president and CEO Teri Huyck.
“To protect the health of vulnerable women who encounter complications during their abortion procedures, Florida’s HB 1411 requires physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within reasonable proximity or a written patient transfer agreement”, Stargel wrote. Had the court upheld the hospital-like standard requirement, Texas would have been left Texas with as few as 10 abortion clinics – all in major metropolitan areas.
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Now, each state may have to prove that’s not the case.
