Future of abortion at stake in US as Supreme Court hears case today

The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear what may be its most significant case in decades on the controversial subject of abortion.

At issue is a state law in Louisiana which requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

Their appointments have galvanized anti-abortion activists in the country’s conservative “Bible Belt,” and several states have passed tough laws restricting the practice. A ban in Alabama even covered cases of rape. “Switching court membership? Is that enough to undo a case?” asked Ziegler, author of “Beyond Abortion: Roe v Wade and the Battle for Privacy.”Ziegler said the ruling in the Louisiana case “might tell you something about how the court might view other precedent, including Roe v Wade.”

The lawmakers argued in a supporting brief that the case illustrates the “unworkability of the ‘right to abortion’ found in Roe” and questioned whether it should be “reconsidered and, if appropriate, overruled.” “Abortion carries known risks of serious complications that may require intervention in a hospital,” the state said in a brief for the court.

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