As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide the legality of strict Texas abortion restrictions, women’s healthcare providers have launched a campaign across the state trying to win support to keep their clinics open.
On Tuesday, one of the plaintiffs in the suit, Whole Woman’s Health, opened a San Antonio clinic to media as part of week-long campaign of rallies called the “Truth Tour.”
The U.S. Supreme Court took up a major new abortion case in November by agreeing to hear a challenge by abortion providers to parts of a restrictive, Republican-backed Texas law that critics contend is aimed at shutting abortion clinics.
Texas Republicans who backed what is known as HB-2 contend the 2013 abortion law is aimed at protecting women’s health.
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