Texas AG asks Supreme Court to uphold state’s abortion restrictions

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Dallas Morning News

AUSTIN–Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the Supreme Court Monday to uphold a 2013 law that has already caused half of the state’s abortion clinics to shutter.

The law requires doctors performing abortions to maintain admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and requires abortion facilities to meet costly hospital-like structural and operating standards.

Abortion providers challenged the provisions, claiming the law was meant to shutter clinics and did little to protect women’s health. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld both provisions, prompting providers to request a review by the Supreme Court.

The High Court temporarily blocked the facilities requirements while it considers whether or not to take up the case. Paxton asked the Supreme Court to refuse the case and allow the restrictions to go into effect in full.

Read more: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/texas-ag-asks-supreme-court-to-uphold-states-abortion-restrictions.html/

[randys1]

1. GOP and SC justices who are owned by same wont be happy until

the dead bodies of Women are piling up in the cities alleys.

[Liberalagogo]

2. So the whiny POS AG Paxton

has the effing nerve to ask the SC to uphold a law when he himself refuses to follow the SC ruling on marriage equality.

The effing GALL. And worse, these RW a-holes get away with it ALL the GD time.

[Gothmog]

3. I am hoping that the SCOTUS grans cert on this case

[atreides1]

4. Isn't Paxton under indictment?

Not only was he indicted he was re-indicted:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/08/19/texas-attorney-general-re-indicted/31975143/

[TexasTowelie]

5. This might be appropriate for Ken:

Reindicted and it feels so good
Reindicted 'cause we understood
There's one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it
We both are so excited 'cause we're reindicted , hey, hey

[NonMetro]

6. Texas Has Vast Majorities Of Republicans In Both State Houses and:

The governor is Republican. What can one conclude but that Texas women are completely on board with this?

[lavenderdiva]

7. This Texas woman is not on board with this

and hopes to see Paxton hauled off to jail.

[NonMetro]

8. But Considering The Huge Majorities, A Lot Of Women Must Be Voting Republican!

While knowing exactly what to expect. Why? The same is true in a lot of other states, too. I don't get this. Why would women vote to restrict their own rights?