(ChurchLeaders) In a highly anticipated ruling, the Supreme Court of the United Stated (SCOTUS) on Monday struck down a controversial law that could have greatly limited the number of abortions performed in Louisiana. Chief Justice John Roberts, who recently sided with the Court’s liberal wing in major decisions about LGBT+ rights and DACA, did so again in this case, June Medical Services v. Russo.
The 2014 Louisiana law required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at local hospitals, something abortion opponents say isn’t necessary and restricts access. A lower-court judge who struck down the law in 2017 said Louisiana would likely end up with only one provider in one New Orleans clinic, placing a burden on women’s right to abortion.