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Supreme Court turned aside an antiabortion organization’s attempt Monday to get more information about a Planned Parenthood contract with the federal government
Supreme Court stays out of lawsuit targeting Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court turned aside an antiabortion organization’s attempt Monday to get more information about a Planned Parenthood contract with the federal government.
The court said it would not review an appeal’s court decision that said the Freedom of Information Act did not allow New Hampshire Right to Life access to Planned Parenthood’s Manual of Medical Standards and Guidelines. The document was submitted as part of a $1 million contract with the government.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Boston said the document was covered by an exception to the Freedom of Information Act that withholds “trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential.”
Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia said they would have accepted the case.
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...7a0308-8c74-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the challenge to the state’s abortion law.
Plaintiffs in the HB 2 challenge expressed optimism today after learning SCOTUS would take up their case against the state's harsh abortion restrictions.
“Today, my heart is filled with hope," said Amy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health, in a statement.
"Although this is the first step in a much longer process, I am hopeful that the Supreme Court will uphold the rights that have been in place for four decades and reaffirm that every woman should be able to make her own decision about continuing or ending a pregnancy." As expected, anti-choice Attorney General Ken Paxton reaffirmed his overwhelming support for the draconian legislation, writing that “the common-sense measures Texas has put in place elevate the standard of care and protect the health of Texas women … The advancement of the abortion industry’s bottom line shouldn’t take precedence over women’s health."
Texas abortion providers appealed to the high court in early September, after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the 2013 anti-choice backed law. Plaintiffs in Whole Woman's Health v. Cole hope the court will permanently block a provision that mandates clinics change their building codes to match those of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) – a requirement health advocates have criticized as wholly unnecessary and tantamount to a “multi-million dollar tax” on providers. The expensive changes would bankrupt most abortion providers and leave the state with an estimated nine clinics for roughly 5 million women. As CRR attorney Stephanie Toti and Whole Woman’s Health CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller contend, the true aim of the law is to shut down Texas abortion clinics.
http://www.austinchronicle.com/dail...preme-court-takes-up-texas-abortion-law-case/
Supreme Court stays out of lawsuit targeting Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court turned aside an antiabortion organization’s attempt Monday to get more information about a Planned Parenthood contract with the federal government.
The court said it would not review an appeal’s court decision that said the Freedom of Information Act did not allow New Hampshire Right to Life access to Planned Parenthood’s Manual of Medical Standards and Guidelines. The document was submitted as part of a $1 million contract with the government.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Boston said the document was covered by an exception to the Freedom of Information Act that withholds “trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential.”
Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia said they would have accepted the case.
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...7a0308-8c74-11e5-ae1f-af46b7df8483_story.html
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the challenge to the state’s abortion law.
Plaintiffs in the HB 2 challenge expressed optimism today after learning SCOTUS would take up their case against the state's harsh abortion restrictions.
“Today, my heart is filled with hope," said Amy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health, in a statement.
"Although this is the first step in a much longer process, I am hopeful that the Supreme Court will uphold the rights that have been in place for four decades and reaffirm that every woman should be able to make her own decision about continuing or ending a pregnancy." As expected, anti-choice Attorney General Ken Paxton reaffirmed his overwhelming support for the draconian legislation, writing that “the common-sense measures Texas has put in place elevate the standard of care and protect the health of Texas women … The advancement of the abortion industry’s bottom line shouldn’t take precedence over women’s health."
Texas abortion providers appealed to the high court in early September, after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the 2013 anti-choice backed law. Plaintiffs in Whole Woman's Health v. Cole hope the court will permanently block a provision that mandates clinics change their building codes to match those of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) – a requirement health advocates have criticized as wholly unnecessary and tantamount to a “multi-million dollar tax” on providers. The expensive changes would bankrupt most abortion providers and leave the state with an estimated nine clinics for roughly 5 million women. As CRR attorney Stephanie Toti and Whole Woman’s Health CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller contend, the true aim of the law is to shut down Texas abortion clinics.
http://www.austinchronicle.com/dail...preme-court-takes-up-texas-abortion-law-case/
