A Texas law aimed at creating strict new regulations on abortion clinics will be on hold until the Supreme Court decides on whether to hear the case.
The high court voted 5-4 Monday to grant an emergency appeal from the clinics after a federal appeals court upheld the new regulations.
The order remains in effect until the court decides whether to hear the case, which won’t happen until the court reconvenes in the fall.
The decision means that fewer than 10 abortion clinics will remain open in the state. The law would require abortion facilities to be an ambulatory surgical center and meet expensive new standards.
Swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the court’s liberal wing in the decision, while Chief Justice John Roberts and the other court’s conservatives dissented.
