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Texas will be allowed to continue enforcing abortion restrictions, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. A Dallas couple, part of 200 gathered to protest the approval, are seen protesting in July.
WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Supreme Court is allowing Texas to continue enforcing abortion restrictions that opponents say have led more than a third of the state’s clinics to stop providing abortions.
The justices voted 5-4 Tuesday to leave in effect a provision requiring doctors who perform abortions in clinics to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
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Opponents say the restrictions have led more than a third of the state’s clinics to stop providing abortions. A pro-life protestor in Austin is seen.
The court’s conservative majority refused the plea of Planned Parenthood and several Texas abortion clinics to overturn a preliminary federal appeals court ruling that allowed the provision to take effect. The four liberal justices dissented.
The case remains on appeal to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
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That court is expected to hear arguments in January, and the law will remain in effect at least until then.
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