Will the Supreme Court Block Abortion Providers from Suing on Behalf of Their Patients?

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🗓️ 5 December 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

June Medical Services v. Gee could upend over four decades of abortion rights precedent when the case goes before the U.S. Supreme Court in March. That's because, as part of their decision, the justices will rule on whether abortion providers can sue on behalf of their patients. Imani and Jess explain why this is a big deal and how the Court is likely to decide.

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0:00.0	Hello, fellow law nerds.
0:09.0	Welcome to another episode of Boom Lawyard, a rewire.
0:12.1	Dot News podcast hosted by the legal journalism team.
0:15.6	That is really into Outlander fan fiction.
0:18.7	There's a lot of good smut out there. And I'm really sad that Jess refuses to watch Outlander fan fiction. There's a lot of good smut out there.
0:21.3	And I'm really sad that Jess refuses to watch Outlander.
0:24.4	And it's actually causing a bit of a rift in our relationship.
0:27.3	But we've committed to working through it.
0:29.5	I'm Imani Gandy.
0:31.0	And I'm Jess Peklo.
0:33.3	Rewire.
0:33.8	News is dedicated to bringing you the best reproductive rights and social justice,
0:38.3	news, commentary, and analysis on the web. And the team legal podcast is part of that mission.
0:43.3	So a big thanks to our subscribers and a welcome to our new listeners.
0:46.8	Unless you've been trapped under something heavy or, say, hiding under your desk, drinking wine
0:52.3	and eating sheetcake, which, you know, given the
0:54.9	news cycle is absolutely fair. Totally. Then you probably know that next spring, the Supreme Court
1:00.4	is going to hear the first abortion rights challenge since Brad McBear joined the bench.
1:05.6	June Medical Services v. Gee, is the case, and it is a doozy.
1:15.9	It involves a challenge to Act 620, a Louisiana law that mandates abortion providers get admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles or face legal sanction.
1:21.0	Act 620 is identical, identical, the very same bill!
1:26.4	To an anti-abortion restriction, the court struck just a few years ago in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstead.
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