Miscellaneous
In a decision that surprised both sides of the polarized abortion debate, the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that would require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the deciding vote in the 5-4 ruling, saying the court should respect the precedent of a decision in 2016 striking down a nearly identical Texas law — even though Roberts said he continued to believe the Texas case was wrongly decided. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times join KHN’s Julie Rovner to break down what happened, what comes next and how this case could provide a clue to the one challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.