White House tells Supremes their abortion precedent may need to be overturned
The U.S. government is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling it made a few years ago to avoid the "atrocities at abortion clinics like those run by Kermit Gosnell."
A friend-of-the-court brief supports Louisiana's law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals in case a woman needs emergency treatment.
A district judge ruled that the state couldn't impose such a requirement, but the appeals court said it was constitutional.
The brief was filed in the case June Medical Services vs. Rebekah Gee, of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals....