Laura Bassett: “In a 5-3 ruling on Monday, the United States Supreme Court struck down a pair of Texas abortion restrictions that would have shut down dozens of clinics across the state. While Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined Justice Stephen Breyer in his majority opinion, she penned  her own scathing concurring opinion that, in one brief paragraph, warns lawmakers across the country that medically unnecessary abortion restrictions will never be tolerated by the high court….”

• Via New York Times – Ruling Is Court’s Most Sweeping on Abortion Since 1992 by Adam Liptak – “The Supreme Court struck down, 5 to 3, parts of a Texas law that could have cut the number of abortion clinics in the state to about 10 from 41….The decision means similar restrictions in other states are most likely also unconstitutional…”See also How Access to Abortion Will Be Affected by Ford Fessenden – Many states now have laws similar to the Texas laws, and some are currently being challenged in court. Here is the status of access to legal abortion across the states…”