Abortion ruling may not open door for new Texas clinics

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday, striking down key parts of a Texas abortion law, could fortunately kill restrictions imposed in other states like Missouri and Kansas that unconstitutionally limit women’s right to an abortion. “For us, it’s not going to get worse”, she said. Pro-life lawmakers claimed the bill, which required abortions to be performed by doctors with admitting powers to a local hospital and that abortion clinics be in compliance with regulations as ambulatory surgical centers, would allow women to be closer to hospitals in the case of medical emergencies.

By setting a nationwide legal precedent that the two provisions in the Texas law were unconstitutional, the ruling imperils laws already in place in other states.

Planned Parenthood believes it’s too early to tell if the ruling will change transfer agreement in Ohio.

The court rejected appeals on Tuesday from Wisconsin and MS over laws that would require that abortion providers have admitting privileges to a hospital near their clinic. “It’s an uphill battle for a state to show we really do have something different here”, he said.

“The decision is a setback for women’s health and what we think is common sense but concerning North Dakota law, it doesn’t look like it will have any direct impact on this state’s laws”, said Christopher Dodson, North Dakota Catholic Conference.

The admitting privilege measure was one of four that the Republican-controlled Legislature and GOP Gov. Jack Dalrymple passed in 2013 that made North Dakota among the most hard states in which to get an abortion.

The sponsor of the MS law, state Rep, Sam Mims, said he now expects that the law is doomed. Davis said the expectation for now is that areas without a nearby clinic will at least see one reopen within the next six months, and said the goal for Texas may not necessarily be getting back above 40 facilities.

The group is pushing for the Oklahoma Supreme Court to “set aside” the law in light of the federal court’s decision.

“Because if Hillary Clinton is the next president and has a chance to appoint three or four Supreme Court justices over the next several years”, he said, “these decisions won’t be narrow decisions”.

Justices ruled the Texas law was an undue burden on abortion access.

Opponents have condemned the decision, saying the court ruled based on politics. The Texas case could have repercussions for women nationally.