Abortion could be "profoundly" impacted in 15 states depending on upcoming Supreme Court ruling

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Abortion could be "profoundly" impacted in 15 states depending on upcoming Supreme Court ruling, study shows
BY KATE SMITH

MAY 11, 2020 / 4:27 PM / CBS NEWS

The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on an abortion regulation that could close all three of Louisiana's clinics that provide the procedure. But a new study published Monday shows the impact of the decision could be much more far reaching.

More than 15 states could see abortion access "profoundly" reduced if the Supreme Court allows the regulation at the center of June Medical Services v. Russo to be implemented, according to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute shared exclusively with CBS News. The high court is considering a 2014 Louisiana law that requires doctors who provide abortions to have privileges to admit patients at a nearby hospital. Supporters of the law say it's designed to improve patient safety, but critics say it's intended to shut down clinics that provide abortion.

"Admitting privileges only have one purpose: to close abortion clinics," said Elizabeth Nash, interim associate director for state policy and co-author of the study, in an email prior to the release of the report.

In addition to Louisiana, Nash's report identified six states — Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas — with admitting privileges laws enacted, but not currently in effect due to previous Supreme Court precedent. An additional nine are "at risk" of adopting such laws, the report says, because they have governors and legislatures that oppose abortion rights.

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[procon]

1. It's a sham, a ruse, another effort to control women.

Many doctors and dentists do not have hospital admitting privileges. Just as there are some doctors who only see hospital patients.

If a patient needs to be admitted a doctor without admitting status generally has made arrangements with other physicians to handle their hospital patients. In the event that hasn't been done then the hospital maintains a rotating roster for admitting docs by specialty to see patients who do not have their own doctor with admitting privileges. This is routine stuff, it happens all the time.

This really should not be an issue, so this is all about political power over subjugating women and denying them their equal rights.

[Warpy]

2. Exactly, a patient goes sour, the procedure is to transfer to an ER

Any time this crops up, it should be applied to dentists, also, and other in office practitioners. Hell, apply it to chiropractors and homeopaths. Heart attacks can happen anywhere.

I really despise crackpot Christians and their insistence on patriarchal bullying when it's clearly none of their business.