A Major Ruling on Abortion

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 30 June 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law that could have left the state with a single abortion clinic. It was a setback for conservatives in the first major ruling on abortion since two Trump appointees joined the bench. We examine the implications for future challenges, and why — for the third time in two weeks — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. sided with his four more liberal colleagues. Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: Chief Justice Roberts also voted with the court’s liberal wing in rulings on job discrimination against L.G.B.T.Q. workers and on a program protecting young immigrants.The ruling on Monday stalled anti-abortion momentum for now, but the movement has a long pipeline of new cases.Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote that the Louisiana law was “almost word-for-word identical” to a law from Texas, which the court struck down in 2016.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Mike Obabaro. This is The Daily.
0:04.0	Today, the Supreme Court issues its first major ruling on abortion,
0:16.5	since President Trump appointed a conservative majority.
0:21.0	Adam Liptack, on what the decision tells us about the court
0:26.0	and its chief justice. It's Tuesday, June 30th.
0:38.0	I'm starting a recording.
0:40.0	Oh, gorgeous. Thank you for doing that. We were all just joking.
0:44.0	If it's a Monday and June, it's Adam Liptack time.
0:49.0	Yeah, once in a while the spotlight swings my way.
0:53.0	A lot of the time in June every year.
0:57.0	So Adam, tell us about this latest Supreme Court ruling on Monday.
1:03.0	We got a big abortion case and a somewhat surprising abortion case.
1:08.0	The court struck down a Louisiana abortion restriction law
1:13.0	that would have made it much harder for women in that state to get abortions.
1:18.0	And the particular law at issue was about admitting privileges,
1:21.0	about whether doctors who provide abortions have to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
1:27.0	Right. And Adam, we have talked about admitting privileges for doctors who perform abortions in the past.
1:33.0	But as a reminder, what is the idea behind them?
1:36.0	It's a kind of business relationship between a doctor in a hospital.
1:39.0	It allows doctors to admit and care for their patients at given hospitals.
1:44.0	Supporters of admitting privileges laws say that it's a kind of credentialing function that you're likely to be a slightly better doctor
1:53.0	if a nearby hospital kind of vouches for you by giving you admitting privileges.
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