Press Release: Thetaskforce : NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE REACTION TO MIXED SCOTUS DECISIONS ON LOUISIANA ACT 620 AND UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT V. ALLIANCE FOR OPEN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Russo, the Supreme Court, held Louisiana Act 620 unconstitutional, which would have required doctors at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. Authored by Justice Breyer, this decision agrees with precedent articulated by the Supreme Court four years ago in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, where the Court determined that HB2, Texas's admitting privileges law--which is identical to Louisiana's Act 620--was unconstitutional.read more