{"id":196131,"date":"2019-02-08T11:25:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=196131"},"modified":"2019-02-08T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:32:07","slug":"supreme-court-suspends-louisiana-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/supreme-court-suspends-louisiana-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court temporarily suspends Louisiana abortion restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a 5-4 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked<\/a> a pro-life Louisiana state law from going into effect while awaiting the Court\u2019s decision on whether to hear the challenge. The Unsafe Abortion Protection Act, enacted in 2014 but blocked by courts in 2017, would require abortionists to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Opponents to the measure claim Louisiana\u2019s law places an \u201cundue burden\u201d on women seeking abortions, while pro-lifers have said that having the same requirements as other ambulatory surgical centers is a common-sense measure that keeps women safe.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court\u2019s decision means that the Court will likely hear the case, with a ruling expected mid-summer of 2020. If the Supreme Court takes the case, it will represent the first significant challenge to Roe v. Wade<\/em> and similar pro-abortion precedents since the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.<\/p>\n

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Here is a link to the order and accompanying Kavanaugh opinion. https:\/\/t.co\/9aJxiE3QTW<\/a>. The other Justices did not write an explanation for their vote. The injunction terminates if the Supreme Court doesn\u2019t later grant cert, but it almost certainly will.<\/p>\n

\u2014 SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) February 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n