The controversial new Texas abortion law could yet be 'destroyed' by the Supreme Court, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said on Sunday.
WASHINGTON — The controversial new Texas abortion law could yet be "destroyed" by the Supreme Court, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said on Sunday.on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court did not act to block it. Abortion rights advocates say the measure is the most restrictive anti-abortion law in years, with provisions that amount to a near-total ban on abortion in the state.
The lack of action by the nation’s high court deals a blow to Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationally, essentially legalizing the law’s language to incentivize private litigation to cripple abortion care and support services. Since the ruling, activists who support abortion rights and the Biden administration have been vocal in their opposition to the measure. Biden said that Texas' restrictive new abortion law violates the Constitution and pledged to "protect and defend" abortion rights.
The Supreme Court's decision was made in a 5-4 vote, with Chief Justice John Roberts dissenting with liberal justices Elena Kagan, Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. Each justice wrote a separate opinion against the"If this decision doesn't cry out for that, I don't know what does," said Klobuchar, on CNN's State of the Union.
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