Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restriction Laws
The Supreme Court handed down a decision that could limit states’ rights to regulate abortion for years to come. In a 5-3 decision Monday, the justices struck down Texas’ strict anti-abortion laws. Now the door is open to challenge similar laws across the country. What will happen in other states?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe Supreme Court handed down a decision that could limit states’ rights to regulate abortion for years to come. In a 5-3 decision Monday, the justices struck down Texas’ strict anti-abortion laws. Now the door is open to challenge similar laws across the country. What will happen in other states? And what happens next in Texas, where nearly two dozen abortion clinics have closed in the past three years?
