From the Atlantic: Will the U.S. Supreme Court Take Precedent Seriously on Abortion? Justices are set to hear a major case this week—and will be forced to decide whether they meant what they’ve said in the past.

Commentary on the court's upcoming look at Texas; abortion laws - Whole Woman's Health v. Hemmerstedt.

Here is the issue presented in the case:

Issue: (1) Whether, when applying the “undue burden” standard of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a court errs by refusing to consider whether and to what extent laws that restrict abortion for the stated purpose of promoting health actually serve the government’s interest in promoting health; and (2) whether the Fifth Circuit erred in concluding that this standard permits Texas to enforce, in nearly all circumstances, laws that would cause a significant reduction in the availability of abortion services while failing to advance the State’s interest in promoting health - or any other valid interest.

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