Breyer Uses Anti-Gun Control Logic in Abortion Opinion

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer used logic frequently employed by pro-gun advocates to help justify his majority opinion in the Texas abortion clinic case decided Monday.

As John McCormack reported, the Court struck down a Texas statute that compelled, in part, abortion clinics to upgrade their facilities to match the standards of surgical centers. Such a requirement calls to mind the story of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, who operated a squalid practice with dangerously narrow hallways and missing keys to the emergency exit. Proponents of the Texas statute argued that the law was intended to prevent the operation of such facilities.