Supreme Court strikes down Texas anti-abortion law in 5-3 ruling

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Friday June 24, 2016
 

Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-Abortion Law In 5-3 Ruling

 

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck as unconstitutional part of a restrictive Texas statute that threatened to shutter half of the state’s remaining abortion clinics and deny millions of women the right to a safe abortion.

 

The ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt represents the most significant victory for abortion rights at the high court since the turn of the century, as states have scrambled to pass and defend similar laws across the country, seeking to chip away at the landmark Roe v. Wade.

 

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