A Test for Abortion Rights

<p>A case before the Supreme Court is the first big test of abortion rights since President Trump created a conservative majority among the justices. We traveled to the Louisiana health clinic at the center of the case to ask what was at stake in the decision. Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/adam-liptak" target="_blank">Adam Liptak</a>, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times, spoke with Kathaleen Pittman, director of Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, La. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The justices are considering whether Louisiana can require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. While the law is specific,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/us/supreme-court-abortion.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> their decision may be a test</a> for the future of abortion rights in America more broadly.</li><li>Ms. Pittman remembers when there were 11 abortion clinics in Louisiana. Now there are only three, hers among them. After the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/us/supreme-court-abortion-louisiana.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> there may be only one</a>.</li></ul>