Supreme Court says it will consider Louisiana abortion access law

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Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up an abortion case this term, adding an explosive issue to an already robust docket of controversial issues in the middle of the 2020 presidential election.

The justices will consider a Louisiana law that requires doctors to obtain admitting privileges from a nearby hospital.

This is the first abortion case that will be argued since Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch joined the bench, solidifying a conservative majority.

While the case does not directly challenge Roe v Wade, supporters of abortion rights are fearful that this is the first of what could be a growing number of opportunities for the new conservative majority to chip away at abortion rights.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/politics/abortion-supreme-court-louisiana/index.html

[greymattermom]

1. So what's a hospital?

There are free standing clinics now, and my nephew just took a job as charge nurse at a free standing emergency room. Is that considered a hospital? Maybe Planned Parenthood could open a women's health hospital, somewhere in the state.