Friday, February 8, 2019

Supreme (temporary) rebuke of Louisiana abortion proposal

The Supreme Court has temporarily put on hold a controversial Louisiana abortion law set to take effect Friday which requires abortion providers in that state to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles.

Chief Justice John Roberts joined with Justices Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor to grant an emergency stay while the case proceeds.

Critics of the law argue it would severely limit access to abortion services in Louisiana by disqualifying the small handful of clinics that perform the procedures. Supporters say the state has the right to regulate the clinics to ensure safety.

  ABC
Sure, that's why they're doing it.
The request for a stay in the case, which the high court has not yet decided on whether to hear, is seen as the first major test on abortion for the court's new conservative majority and President Trump's two appointees to the bench.

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Kavanaugh, writing for the first time from the high bench on the issue of abortion, argues that Louisiana's four abortion doctors have plenty of time to obtain the admitting privileges they need before the restrictions take effect after a 45-day transition period.

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The Supreme Court rejected a similar abortion law in Texas in a 5-3 decision in 2016, saying it created an "undue burden" on women seeking access to abortion.

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The Supreme Court will now consider whether to grant a writ of certiorari and issue a final opinion in the case.




In French, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is known as "Le chef de la Cour."  We can call him Chef Roberts.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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