Abortion rights supporters cite big victory, some defeats in 2016

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The year 2016 was a mostly good season for abortion rights, according to a year-end report from the Center for Reproductive Rights.

The Supreme Court handed abortion rights supporters a major victory in June in the Whole Woman’s Health case, when it struck down Texas’ new requirements for abortion providers to get hospital admitting privileges and meet the facility standards of ambulatory surgical centers.

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