Supreme Court Strikes Down Strict Abortion Law

That makes exactly zero sense.

He said it was undemocratic. I pointed out it was in fact democratic because it was voted in democratically.

The law places an undue burden on a completely legal procedure.

Yes, it's a legal proceudre, but the fact is that around 2.5% of all abortions in Texas require immediate medical intervention after that fact. In 2011, there were 70,003 abortions in Texas (DSHS). These numbers include the 26% abortion pill rate, which comes out to 18,201. Of that 18k, 1,089 cases required surgery operation post-abortion (DSHS).

The PP clinics just don't have the facilities to perform surgery beyond abortion, which they themselves have said. The reason this requirement is being put on them, and not all clinics, is because most clinics do not perform surgical operations and perform nothing beyond medical exams and ultrasounds.

The desire of Texas residents is irrelevant.

It is 100% relevant to what I replied to. In the overall picture, the Supreme Court has deemed it irrelevant, but it was completely relevant to what I replied to.

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