The Supreme Court is back at it with its latest order that puts a Texas statute regulating abortions on hold until the Court can hear and decide the case. Oh joy!
The Texas statute does not limit abortions but rather puts minimum requirements on abortion clinics at which the procedures are carried out. The requirements are things like having at least on doctor on the staff with admitting privileges in an area hospital. This requirement means that should a problem arise during an abortion procedure, the patient can be sent directly to a local hospital for more treatment. There are some other requirements regarding things like cleanliness, etc. The people opposed to the law say that it will just force many abortion clinics to close and that will limit the right to an abortion.
Given some of the recent decisions by the Court, there is no way to know how the case will turn out. Certainly, the state of Texas has the right to regulate the practice of medicine within its borders. If it chooses to require certain standards for clinics, that ought not be controversial. We will have to wait to see how it turns out. My guess is that Texas will prevail, but with this court, you never know.
The Texas statute does not limit abortions but rather puts minimum requirements on abortion clinics at which the procedures are carried out. The requirements are things like having at least on doctor on the staff with admitting privileges in an area hospital. This requirement means that should a problem arise during an abortion procedure, the patient can be sent directly to a local hospital for more treatment. There are some other requirements regarding things like cleanliness, etc. The people opposed to the law say that it will just force many abortion clinics to close and that will limit the right to an abortion.
Given some of the recent decisions by the Court, there is no way to know how the case will turn out. Certainly, the state of Texas has the right to regulate the practice of medicine within its borders. If it chooses to require certain standards for clinics, that ought not be controversial. We will have to wait to see how it turns out. My guess is that Texas will prevail, but with this court, you never know.
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