The case was decided by a thin margin and demonstrates the need for Congress to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, the proposed federal legislation that would protect a woman’s right to choose.
On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their practice.
The ruling was far from a clear affirmation of a woman’s right to choose: In his opinion, Roberts reiterated his opposition to theruling and made it clear that the basis of his decision was the precedent that had been set in that case.
The National Center for Lesbian Rights, along with 24 LGBTQ organizations, filed an amicus brief that highlighted the parallel between states trying to evade the 2015 Supreme Court marriage equality ruling and those looking to get around thedecision. “It can take decades to secure a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court affirming rights that are inherent in the Constitution,” said Julianna Gonen, policy director at NCLR.
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