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| Texas abortion law that could close half of state's clinics upheld by appeals court | Texas abortion law that could close half of state's clinics upheld by appeals court |
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| A US court upheld on Tuesday the most restrictive provisions of a Texas law that could force the closure of more than half of the state’s remaining abortion clinics, in a major blow to reproductive rights activists. | A US court upheld on Tuesday the most restrictive provisions of a Texas law that could force the closure of more than half of the state’s remaining abortion clinics, in a major blow to reproductive rights activists. |
| Related: Explainer: US abortion rates drop, but data and reasons behind it are complex | Related: Explainer: US abortion rates drop, but data and reasons behind it are complex |
| Texas asked a three-judge panel on the fifth US circuit court of appeals, one of the nation’s most conservative courts, to overturn a decision by a US district judge that temporarily blocked an onerous provision of the state’s abortion law from going into effect. | Texas asked a three-judge panel on the fifth US circuit court of appeals, one of the nation’s most conservative courts, to overturn a decision by a US district judge that temporarily blocked an onerous provision of the state’s abortion law from going into effect. |
| The law, which was put on hold by the US supreme court in October while the appeals process played out, requires all clinics in the state to meet the standards of hospital-like ambulatory surgical centers. Abortion rights advocates and healthcare providers who opposed the law say the upgrades are costly and unnecessarily burdensome – the stringent operational requirements would force clinics to spend millions to comply, which most can’t afford. | |
| Restrictions requiring doctors who perform abortion to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals remain on hold for a clinic in McAllen. | Restrictions requiring doctors who perform abortion to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals remain on hold for a clinic in McAllen. |
| “Not since before Roe v Wade [in 1973] has a law or court decision had the potential to devastate access to reproductive health care on such a sweeping scale,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which challenged the law. | “Not since before Roe v Wade [in 1973] has a law or court decision had the potential to devastate access to reproductive health care on such a sweeping scale,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which challenged the law. |
| “Once again, women across the state of Texas face the near total elimination of safe and legal options for ending a pregnancy, and the denial of their constitutional rights.” | “Once again, women across the state of Texas face the near total elimination of safe and legal options for ending a pregnancy, and the denial of their constitutional rights.” |
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