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Victory in striking down anti-abortion law

Militant/Ellen Brickley

WASHINGTON — Hundreds celebrated the victory for defenders of women's right to choose abortion June 27 as the Supreme Court struck down key parts of a Texas law that sharply limited access to the procedure. "I plan to go back to Texas and be an abortion provider," Corrine McCleod, 26, a member of Medical Students for Choice, told the Militant. "Many clinics have been shut down and it will take a while for there to be broad access, especially for working-class women."

In its 5-3 decision, the court rejected as groundless the Texas government's claim that to protect women's health, doctors performing abortions must have admitting privileges to local hospitals and abortion clinics must meet hospital-like standards. The next day, the Supreme Court declined to review court orders blocking similar laws in Alabama, Mississippi and Wisconsin.

— ARLENE RUBINSTEIN