In a 5-3 ruling on Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, the Supreme Court strikes down Texas' House Bill 2 (HB2) abortion regulation law, finding it places an "undue burden" on women's constitution right to make their own reproductive health care decisions.
This case challenged the constitutionality of two provisions of the HB2
law regulating abortion in Texas. One provision requires doctors who perform abortions to
have privileges to admit patients to a local hospital; the other
requires abortion clinics to have facilities that are comparable to
outpatient surgical centers. Inside the courtroom, lawyers for the
state of Texas' tell the judges HB2 provisions are
constitutional because they are intended to protect women’s health.
Outside the courtroom, state leaders like Texas Governor Greg Abbott
have admitted that the law is intended to limit abortion as much as
possible.
