CNA Staff, Jul 2, 2020 / 13:00 pm
After striking down Louisiana's unsafe abortion law this week, the Supreme Court on Thursday instructed federal courts to reconsider two Indiana abortion laws in light of that ruling. The court also sent a case concerning Catholic schools in Wisconsin back to the lower court.
Indiana laws requiring parental consent for minors seeking abortions, as well as for mothers seeking abortions to receive an ultrasound, were struck down or halted from going into effect by the federal courts. The Supreme Court on Thursday vacated those rulings and instructed them to be considered again in light of its Monday decision in June Medical Services, L.L.C. v. Russo.
One pro-life leader commended the instruction to reconsider the cases. "We are confident that the Seventh Circuit will allow these compassionate, life-saving laws to stand upon further review," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List.
In the Monday decision, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Louisiana's requirement that abortion facilities have the same admitting-privileges standards as other surgical centers. Under the law, abortionists were required to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.