Justice Anthony Kennedy sided with the court’s liberals in the 5-3 decision that struck two key provisions in the Texas law, which the court said placed unconstitutional burdens on women seeking abortion...
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In Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, a group of Texas abortion clinics had challenged the state law that required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and to perform abortions only in ambulatory surgical centers.
Opponents of the law said the restrictions have already closed half of the state’s abortion clinics, imposing an undue burden on a woman’s access to abortion...
