Supreme Court Divided in High-Stakes Texas Abortion Case

Supreme Court Divided in High-Stakes Texas Abortion Case

The eight justices will consider a strict Texas law that regulates abortion clinics that requires abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges at local hospitals. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) - spoke to a crowd of protesters who gathered to oppose the law. More research would determine whether abortion clinics are actually closing because of the new regulations, as well as whether the clinics that would remain could realistically attend to the needs of the state's women.

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Of the justices in the majority, only Anthony Kennedy remains on the court. He, along with retired Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and David H. Souter, wrote what became the controlling opinion in Casey. A key argument from the plaintiffs challenging HB2 is that these requirements have led to the closure of roughly half the state's abortion clinics.