What would it mean for women and their doctors if the Court upholds the law?
From a medical perspective doctors have said that, if the law is allowed to stand, it would severely limit their ability to provide their patients with the safest care available. Some have said that because the law is so vague and could potentially cover all abortions after the 12th week they would have to stop performing abortions after the first trimester or would retire. In effect, this would further reduce womens access to medical care. As it stands now, eighty-seven percent of U.S. counties have no abortion provider. From a legal perspective, if the Supreme Court allows limits on the techniques employed in abortion, it would open the door to sweeping bans on abortion procedures at the federal and state levels.
