Supreme Court blocks Louisiana law that would restrict abortion providers
Source: Los Angeles Times
he Supreme Court in a victory for abortion-rights advocates on Friday blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law that they said would have left the state with only one doctor licensed to perform the procedure.
The justices, by a 7-1 vote, issued a brief order that restores an earlier judicial ban on enforcing the 2014 law.
The court's order is a good sign for abortion-rights groups in Louisiana and nationwide
Coming shortly after the justices debated a similar Texas law, the order shows a majority of the high court is unwilling to permit conservative states to enforce stringent regulations.
A federal judge had blocked Louisiana from enforcing a rule that would require doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The judge found most hospitals simply refused to consider extending these privileges to a doctor whose practice involved abortion.
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