| Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics to Remain Open |
Monday, June 29, 2015 3:47 PM EDT |
| The Supreme Court on Monday allowed nine Texas abortion clinics to remain open while the justices consider whether to hear an appeal from a decision effectively ordering them to close. |
| The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. voting to deny the stay. |
| The case concerns two parts of a state law that impose strict requirements on abortion providers. One requires all abortion clinics in the state to meet the standards for “ambulatory surgical centers,” including regulations concerning buildings, equipment and staffing. The other requires doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. |
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Monday, June 29, 2015
[US-]Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics to Remain Open
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