The 360 | Where do abortion rights stand after Supreme Court ruling?
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have “admitting privileges” at a nearby hospital, a stipulation that could have forced all but one of the state’s abortion clinics to close.
One of the five votes to block the 2016 law was Anthony Kennedy, who has since been replaced by Brett Kavanaugh. Anti-abortion groups had hoped that change would lead to a different outcome in the new case. But Roberts, who has voted to uphold the Texas law four years ago, surprised many legal experts by ruling against a similar law this time around.
Others see reason to believe the case could be a precursor for the court to let other abortion restrictions stand in future cases. In voting to strike down the Louisiana law, Roberts
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