The John Roberts Abortion Conundrum

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Fifth Circuit has teed up a big test for Chief Justice John Roberts in a case out of Louisiana that involves hospital admitting privilege requirements for abortion providers. If Roberts respects precedent as much as he says he does, the law should be dead in the water. But is it?

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0:00.0	Hello, fellow law nerds.
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0:41.5	So the Fifth Circuit has teed up a really big test for Chief Justice John Roberts.
0:45.5	And the case is out of Louisiana.
0:47.6	It involves hospital admitting privileges requirements for abortion providers.
0:51.6	Now, this law really ought to be dead in the water.
0:54.2	I mean, it really, really should be just like slain, murdered in the water.
0:59.2	But of course, it's not.
1:00.8	And so in this episode, we're going to tell you all about this case
1:04.0	and why it's the abortion rights fight that you should be watching right now.
1:13.2	Okay, Amani, so I have a question for you.
1:15.8	Yes, ma'am.
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