Court Decision on Texas Abortion Law Could Hasten Clinic Closures

NPR’s Jennifer Ludden reports, “A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a controversial state law requiring nearly all Texas facilities that perform abortions to operate like hospital-style surgical centers.” Many clinics have already closed since 2013 when the law passed. More are expected to close soon and sources say “that would leave nearly a million women at least 150 miles from the nearest abortion provider.”

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