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Supreme Court puts on hold law that would close most Texas abortion facilities (Original Post) derby378 Oct 2014 OP
Good. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #1
good news iandhr Oct 2014 #2
Great news! madamvlb Oct 2014 #3
What has gotten into the SCOTUS? Deny and Shred Oct 2014 #4
Once in a while, they get something right... derby378 Oct 2014 #5
Oh, what a GREAT turn of phrase! 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #9
Enjoy! derby378 Oct 2014 #15
They're waiting for the checks from the Koch bros to clear NYtoBush-Drop Dead Oct 2014 #8
OR the notorius RBG has had a Come To BeeJus Meeting ... littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #14
OP has been updated, here's a sample derby378 Oct 2014 #6
Wow, who is driving this? What overlord is permitting this? nt valerief Oct 2014 #7
The US 5th Circuit Court is filled with asshole RWers Iliyah Oct 2014 #10
Justices stop parts of Texas abortion law Judi Lynn Oct 2014 #11
To be continued/dropped AFTER the elections. n/t Lodestar Oct 2014 #12
Hold this, M@#$%^^fn Supreme Court Clown car. littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #13

Deny and Shred

(1,061 posts)
4. What has gotten into the SCOTUS?
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 07:58 PM
Oct 2014

Barring the need for photo ID for voters, adjudicating in favor of Marriage Equality without comment, this ...

Very odd, welcome, but odd.

derby378

(30,252 posts)
5. Once in a while, they get something right...
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 08:07 PM
Oct 2014

...but sometimes it's easier to pick up mercury with a fork than it is to figure out what they're thinking.

3catwoman3

(24,051 posts)
9. Oh, what a GREAT turn of phrase!
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 09:39 PM
Oct 2014

I can think of several situations in which I will be able to use this.

NYtoBush-Drop Dead

(490 posts)
8. They're waiting for the checks from the Koch bros to clear
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 09:03 PM
Oct 2014

their personal accounts in the Caymans, then they'll get rid of the clinics

littlemissmartypants

(22,819 posts)
14. OR the notorius RBG has had a Come To BeeJus Meeting ...
Wed Oct 15, 2014, 12:39 AM
Oct 2014

The old boys club needs a clubbing themselves occasionally, if you ask me, turn about, is way past fair play when it comes to this topic.

derby378

(30,252 posts)
6. OP has been updated, here's a sample
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 08:10 PM
Oct 2014

The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked key parts of a 2013 law in Texas that had closed all but eight facilities providing abortions in America's second most-populous state.

In an unsigned order, the justices sided with abortion rights advocates and health care providers in suspending an Oct. 2 ruling by a panel of the New Orleans-based U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that Texas could immediately apply a rule making abortion clinics statewide spend millions of dollars on hospital-level upgrades.

The court also put on hold a separate provision of the law only as it applies to clinics in McAllen and El Paso that requires doctors at the facilities to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. The admitting privileges requirement remains in effect elsewhere in Texas.

Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas said they would have ruled against the clinics in all respects.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
10. The US 5th Circuit Court is filled with asshole RWers
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 10:08 PM
Oct 2014

Good news, but Texas will fight it tooth and nail. When these mother****ers spout bull crap about "big" government, just a reminder what garbage these people spew. The 5th Circuit Court just put back ID for voting.

Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts)
11. Justices stop parts of Texas abortion law
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 10:13 PM
Oct 2014

Justices stop parts of Texas abortion law
Posted TODAY, 5:44 PM
Updated TODAY, 5:44 PM

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has blocked Texas from enforcing key parts of a 2013 law that would close all but eight of the state's abortion facilities.

The justices largely granted the request of abortion providers Tuesday. With three dissenting votes, the court suspended a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that allowed Texas to enforce a rule making abortion clinics statewide spend millions of dollars on hospital-level upgrades.

The appeals court's ruling suspended an August decision by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel, who found that such upgrades were less about safety than making access to abortion difficult.

Yeakel's ruling stopped the requirements, so the state appealed. The 5th Circuit is still considering the overall constitutionality of the measure but allowed it to go into effect.

More:
http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2014/10/14/justices-stop-parts-of-texas-abortion-law.html

littlemissmartypants

(22,819 posts)
13. Hold this, M@#$%^^fn Supreme Court Clown car.
Wed Oct 15, 2014, 12:35 AM
Oct 2014

Don't get me started on this. I am mad as hell.

WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES DESERVE HEALTH CARE, DAMMIT.

GET THE HELL OUT OF MY VAGINA!!

AND STAY OUT!!!!!

#FJL

WOMEN ARE COMING.

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