FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2019 |
CONTACT: Mallory Quigley [email protected] 202-223-8073 |
 Supreme Court to Review Louisiana Pro-life Law Protecting Womenâs Health and Safety
SBA List Welcomes Opportunity for the Court to Revisit Hellerstedt
Washington, D.C. â The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Louisianaâs pro-life law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles. The health and safety law was introduced in 2014 by Democratic State Representative Katrina Jackson and passed by overwhelming bipartisan majorities (88-5 in the House and 34-3 in the Senate). The case is June Medical Services L.L.C. v. Gee, No. 18-1323.
The national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) released the following statement in response:
âWe are encouraged that the Supreme Court is taking this opportunity to revisit its tragic 2016 Hellerstedt decision that struck down reasonable standards to protect the health and safety of women who undergo abortions,â said SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. âJust weeks ago, the remains of more than 2,200 unborn children were discovered on the property of late abortionist Ulrich Klopfer, whose history of reckless disregard for vulnerable women and girls, including victims of rape and sexual abuse, got his license revoked. The abortion industry has shown no interest in regulating itself, or defending women from so-called doctors like Klopfer, Kermit Gosnell, James Pendergraft, Steven Chase Brigham, and more. State lawmakers therefore have every right to take action to protect their citizens. We thank our local allies, especially our National Pro-Life Womenâs Caucus member State Rep. Katrina Jackson and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry for their perseverance and look forward to the Courtâs review.â
A 2016 Marist poll found that 70 percent of Americans want doctors who perform abortions to be required to have hospital admitting privileges, including 71 percent of women, 77 percent of millennials, 78 percent of Latinos, and 71 percent of self-described âpro-choiceâ Americans.
Background:
SBA List is a network of more than 837,000 pro-life Americans nationwide, dedicated to ending abortion by electing national leaders and advocating for laws that save lives, with a special calling to promote pro-life women leaders.
###
The SBA Pro-Life America National Pro-life Scorecard is a tool that helps hold members of Congress accountable for their legislative records on life and that highlights leadership in the fight to serve women and save babies.
See Their Rating