Now the court strikes down Texas’ abortion law because of the absence of evidence that the law protects women’s health. “It is beyond rational belief” that Texas’ abortion regulations “could genuinely protect the health of women,” she writes. PhotoMonday morning, the United States Supreme Court struck down parts of a Texas law that would have significantly reduced the number of abortion clinics in the state. It’s striking to read a Supreme Court majority opinion about abortion that expresses empathy for women going through the procedure. This is the first majority opinion in an abortion case by a liberal justice in 16 years.

Source: New York Times June 27, 2016 22:31 UTC