Supreme Court's abortion ruling will have nationwide impact

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/supreme-court-abortion-ruling-impact-224838


Supreme Court's abortion ruling will have nationwide impact

By Jennifer Haberkorn

06/27/16 12:29 PM EDT

The Supreme Court on Monday gave the abortion rights movement its biggest legal victory in a generation, striking a restrictive Texas law and erecting a legal firewall that could knock down similar state anti-abortion limits and curtail new ones.

The court’s 5-3 decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt blocked parts of a Texas anti-abortion law from taking effect. The finding that such restrictions impose an "undue burden" on women's constitutional right to abortion is expected to dissuade even more states from passing similar restrictions, and to arm abortion rights supporters in legal challenges to restrictive state laws already on the books in many states.

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because making sure won't die on the abortion table is an "undue burden"