A divided Supreme Court stopped Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative court's views on abortion rights. President Donald Trump's two Supreme Court appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, were among the four conservative members of the court who would have allowed the law to take effect. If they fail, they could return to court, Kavanaugh said. Louisiana abortion providers and a district judge who initially heard the case said one or maybe two of the state's three abortion clinics would have to close under the new law. In January, the full appeals court voted 9-6 not to get involved in the case, setting up the Supreme Court appeal.

Source: The Telegraph February 08, 2019 19:07 UTC