Whole Woman’s Health et al., Petitioners
Stephanie Toti, Counsel of Record
On July 18, 2013, Texas enacted House Bill 2 (HB2), which imposed the same regulatory requirements on abortion clinics operating in the State as it did on ambulatory surgery centers (ASC). The bill also required physicians performing abortions at the clinics to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic. A few months later a group of abortion rights organizations and women’s health clinics filed suit against the State, challenging the hospital admitting privileges provision. After a Federal district court struck down the measure, the Fifth Circuit of Appeals reversed on March 27, 2014. The law…
