One tragedy of Roe v. Wade is that it has turned any state regulation of abortion into a judicial controversy. And even the mildest regulation gets presented as something that threatens all access to abortion. The Supreme Court agreed to enter this thicket again on Friday by accepting Gee v. June Medical Services. Abortion providers are challenging a Louisiana law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The plaintiffs argue the Louisiana law is similar to a Texas law...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 06, 2019 21:00 UTC