Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
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Alito
- In Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
…to obtain an abortion (Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt [2016]).
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history of the United States
- In United States: The Merrick Garland nomination and Supreme Court rulings on public unions, affirmative action, and abortion
…by a 5–3 vote in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the court invalidated two provisions of a 2013 Texas law that had imposed strict requirements on abortion clinics in the state, purportedly in the interest of protecting women’s health. The court ruled that the two provisions placed an “impermissible obstacle”…
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majority opinion by Breyer
- In Stephen Breyer
…writing the majority opinion in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (2016), which struck down a Texas law imposing restrictions on abortion clinics and doctors, and dissenting from the Court’s decision not to block enforcement of a Texas law that effectively banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy (2021). He also…
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Roe v. Wade
- In Roe v. Wade
In Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (2016), the Court invoked its decision in Casey to strike down two provisions of a Texas law requiring that abortion clinics meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers and that doctors performing abortions have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.…
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