Both Sides Wait With Bated Breath For Split Court To Rule On Texas Abortion Law
With an unpredictable 4-4 Supreme Court, abortion providers and opponents are planning for any situation. In other news, a look at the Indiana abortion law going in front of a federal judge on Tuesday, and Arizona's Department of Health Services reports that there's been no violations to a 10-month-old fetal tissue rule.
Reuters:
Abortion Providers, Opponents Brace For U.S. High Court Decision
As she waits for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a challenge to a restrictive Texas abortion law, Amy Hagstrom-Miller said she hopes she will not have to close up to three of the clinics she operates in the state, but is planning for it just in case. Hagstrom-Miller founded Whole Woman's Health, which runs four facilities in Texas that provide abortions and led the legal challenge to the law. She said she has spreadsheets listing staffers who would be laid off if the court allows the law to survive, and is thinking about selling buildings and medical equipment as well as shutting her clinics in Fort Worth, San Antonio and McAllen. "I would be irresponsible if I didn't plan," Hagstrom-Miller said in an interview. (Hurley, 6/12)
The Associated Press:
A Look At The Attempt To Block Indiana’s New Abortion Law
A federal judge will hold a hearing this week to consider a bid to block Indiana’s new abortion law from taking effect on July 1. The law, which conservative Republican Gov. Mike Pence signed off on in March, includes a provision banning abortions sought because of a fetus’ genetic abnormalities. Here is a look at the law’s provisions and the arguments that are likely to come up during the hearing Tuesday. (Callahan, 6/12)
The Arizona Republic:
10 Months After Ducey Issued Abortion Rule, 0 Violations
Ten months after Arizona began forcing state health officials to report what happens to the remains of aborted fetuses, no violations regarding the handling of the tissue have been reported to the state Department of Health Services. (Wingett Sanchez, 6/11)
