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US Supreme Court strikes down Texas law imposing strict regulations on abortion

US Supreme Court strikes down Texas law imposing strict regulations on abortion
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Abortion rights activists have claimed a victory after the US Supreme Court ruled in their favour striking down a Texas law which imposes strict regulations on abortion…

Abortion rights activists have claimed a victory after the US Supreme Court ruled in their favour striking down a Texas law which imposes strict regulations on abortion provision.

The justices voted 5-3 in favor of the argument that the regulations were a thinly veiled attempt to make it harder for women to get an abortion.

The US Supreme Court (5-3) ended #Texas #abortion restrictions that would have closed many of clinics across there! pic.twitter.com/3Q7TEH3cHw

— LikeAGirlProductions (@likeagirlinc) June 27, 2016

Justice Stephen Breyer’s majority opinion for the court held that the regulations are medically unnecessary and unconstitutionally limit a woman’s right to an abortion.

Texas had argued that its 2013 law and subsequent regulations were needed to protect women’s health.

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