SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of Abortion Advocates In Major Pro-Life Loss

The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that a pro-life law violates the rights of both women and abortion providers in Louisiana.

Chief Justice John Roberts sided with liberal members of the court in the close 5-4 ruling.

“The Louisiana law imposes a burden on access to abortion just as severe as that imposed by the Texas law, for the same reasons,” Roberts wrote in his opinion. “Therefore Louisiana’s law cannot stand under our precedents.”

Democratic Louisiana state Sen. Katrina Jackson, the author of the law at the heart of the decision, spoke out in a Monday video statement following the decision.

“The Supreme Court has issued a tragic decision that continues its practice of putting the interests of for-profit abortion businesses ahead of the health and safety of women,” she said.

MORE: https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/29/scotus-strikes-down-louisiana-abortion-restrictions/

SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of Abortion Advocates In Major Pro-Life Loss

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