Chief Justice John Roberts and the three liberal justices dissented from that part of the decision in an opinion that said the purpose of the Texas law was "to nullify this court's rulings" on abortion. "The nature of the federal right infringed does not matter; it is the role of...
However, the court found that Gamble erred in her “opinion” because according to the statutes, so long as a physician, using their “reasonable medical judgment” determined Cox needed an abortion, she would have been able to receive one without fear of prosecution. Furthermore, the court ...
The Texas Supreme Court determined that the state abortion ban did not put the plaintiff’s health at risk, reversing a decision by lower courts. The plaintiff in this case was comprised of several Texas women who had health issues during their desired pregnancies. They argued th...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A court order that says hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they violate a Texas abortion ban will stay for now, the Supreme Court said Monday. The decision is another setback for opponents of Texas’ abortion ba...
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A look at the wave of litigation, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision not to block Texas’s new abortion law, is discussed on this episode of On The Merits.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not decide a dispute over emergency abortions in Texas. The justices declined to take up the case challenging a lower court order that says hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations.Oct 8, 2024...
The Supreme Court challenge to a Texas law that has dramatically reduced the number of abortion clinics in the state is the justices' most significant case on the hot-button issue in nearly a quarter-century.
In a brief, five-sentence ruling, the Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law that was forcing many abortion providers to close. “Tomorrow, 13 clinics across the state will be allowed to reopen and provide women with safe and legal abortion care in their own communities,” Nancy Northup, ...
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a major case on whether a Texas law makes it too difficult for women in the state to get abortions. Topics discussed include the Texas law's requirement that doctors at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at local hospitals, the decision of a ...