A Texas law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals unconstitutionally burdens the right to abortion.
By ReligiousLiberty.TV • February 26, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I
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Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (U.S. 2016).
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Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt [U.S. Supreme Court, 2016] — A Texas law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals unconstitutionally burdens the right to abortion. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/hellerstedt/, accessed October 27, 2026).
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Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt is a Healthcare & Conscience case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016. The court held that a Texas law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals unconstitutionally burdens the right to abortion.