In a 5-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, No. 15-275, slip op. (June 27, 2016) reversed a decision of the Fifth Circuit and overturned as unconstitutional a Texas law that (1) required physicians to have "active admitting privileges" at a hospital within 30 miles of the location at which they provide abortions and (2) required facilities to meet standards adopted for ambulatory surgery centers. The Court wrote that each of the requirements "places a substantial obstacle in the path of women seeking a previability abortion, each constitutes an undue burden on abortion access, and each violates the Federal Constitution."
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