Supreme Court set to hear critical Louisiana abortion case

[mystery-ak]

Supreme Court set to hear critical Louisiana abortion case
The case, again, involves abortion providers and hospital admitting privileges.
By
Alexandra Svokos
March 1, 2020, 4:01 AM

 Four years after striking down a Texas law it said created an "undue burden" on abortion access, the Supreme Court is poised to take up a similar challenge.

June Medical Services v. Russo (previously v. Gee) is a challenge from Louisiana abortion providers to a 2014 state law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges with a nearby hospital. Hospital admitting privileges are an agreement between a doctor and a hospital that allows a patient to go that hospital if they need urgent care.

It may not sound like an arduous requirement, but the plaintiff argues that the stipulation, if enforced, would effectively eliminate abortion access throughout the state.

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[Elderberry]

A last-minute twist in the case.

In May 2019, after years of litigation, the state of Louisiana threw in a new twist. In a request to the Supreme Court, the state argued that abortion providers and clinics should not be legally allowed to even challenge the law in the first place.

The state is questioning what's called "third-party standing," which means that a third party -- like an abortion provider -- is allowed to argue on behalf of the person actually impacted -- a patient.

While Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that declared abortion a protected right, included an individual patient challenging the law, every major abortion case since then has been presented by providers and clinics like Whole Woman's Health, Planned Parenthood or June Medical Services.

[mystery-ak]

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https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/02/supreme-court-abortion-kavanaugh-louisiana/

[Hoodat]

This isn't an abortion issue,  It is a safety issue.  If the State of New Jersey has the right to require gasoline be pumped only by certified station attendants as a matter of safety, then the State of Louisiana has the right to require abortions only be performed by certified doctors as a matter of safety.

[Bigun]

This isn't an abortion issue,  It is a safety issue.  If the State of New Jersey has the right to require gasoline be pumped only by certified station attendants as a matter of safety, then the State of Louisiana has the right to require abortions only be performed by certified doctors as a matter of safety.