Striking a decisive blow against back door abortion bans in the State of Texas, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that House Bill 2- which required abortion providers to have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles and required abortion clinics to meet surgical center standards- placed unfair burden on women and struck the bill down.
In a historic victory for reproductive rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down two key parts of Texas’ draconian omnibus law, House Bill 2.
In a 5-3 ruling – with swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy siding with liberal judges – the high court ruled HB 2 unconstitutional and an undue burden on women seeking abortion. The ruling ends a long struggle for Texas women and health providers.
“Both the admitting privileges and the surgical center requirements place a substantial obstacle in the path of women seeking a previability abortion, constitute an undue burden on abortion access, and thus violate the Constitution,” wrote Justice Stephen Breyer for the majority opinion.
This is great news, as the Supreme Court decision shuts down future attempts in red states to engineer back door bans on abortions. Legalizing gay marriage and now this, all that's needed for a hat trick is for them to strike down bathroom bills as unconstitutional.