The Supreme Court appeared divided after over an hour of arguments concerning a controversial Louisiana abortion access law that critics say will leave just one doctor in the state to perform the procedure.
Key justices indicated that they could be poised to uphold the law that is similar to a Texas law the Court struck down just four years ago. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh both asked questions suggesting that the Louisiana law that requires doctors to have admitting privileges in local hospitals could serve a valid purpose.But Roberts' vote will be key and at the end of oral arguments it wasn't completely clear where he would come out.
As a threshold matter, Murrill argues that the justices shouldn't even get to the merits of the case because the doctors and the clinics bringing the case don't have the legal right -- or"standing" -- to be in court. Murrill notes that Louisiana women can challenge abortion regulations if they wish to do so --"as individual women have done in numerous other abortion cases across the country" -- but that the clinics and doctors can't stand in their place.
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