Go read this whole article because I am not going to summarize the whole thing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/us/texas-abortion-clinic-rules-tested-in-appeals-court.html?_r=0
Lawyers for abortion clinics went to a federal appeals court with Texas state attorneys. The argue was over the constitutionality of stringent abortion clinic rules that would force more than half the remaining abortion providers to close. But there is more at stake whether large portions of South and West Texas will be left with no abortion clinics, forcing some women to drive hundreds of miles for an abortion, due to safety reasons that the doctors and clinic owners called a pretense. The main question where the constitutional boundaries lie, as anti-abortion forces, unable to ban the procedure, seek to use clinic regulations to raise costs and limit access. Roe v. Wade said that women have a right to an abortion until the fetus is viable, but the Supreme Court has allowed states to impose restrictions on abortion provided that they do not present and "undue burden".
How many clinics do they have to close before the Supreme Court finally says enough? There must be a way for these women to safely drive to an abortion clinic and not have to worry about only one being open in the whole state.
I think that senate will get into it when someone starts complaining and make a huge deal about it. I don't that abortion is right but i do think that women that would like to have an abortion should be able go somewhere and not have to drive hours away.
ReplyDeleteWell, here's a question, though- why is this an issue for abortion clinics but not for other medical facilities? For instance, I know a man who lives in Utah that has a rare form of cancer. In order to get treatment, he and his wife have to leave their children and drive all the way to Texas. Why is his situation different that a woman who wants an abortion??
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