WASHINGTON - The conservative-leaning US Supreme Court on Friday said it has delayed what is sure to be a highly polarizing upcoming abortion rights test case. That argument was endorsed by a state appeals court and the law was to come into effect on Monday unless challenged by the Supreme Court. A similar law limiting abortion access in Texas was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2016. If either one of the new appointees sides with the progressives, the top court can freeze the Louisiana law. The Guttmacher Institute said the "changing composition of the Supreme Court has heightened the risks" of restrictions on access to abortions.

Source: Bangkok Post February 02, 2019 03:45 UTC