Hope Medical Group for Women, a Louisiana-based abortion clinic, filed a petition for certiorari Wednesday asking the US Supreme Court to strike down an Louisiana abortion law (Act 620) requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a hospital.
Section (2)(a) of Act 620 requires that abortion providers:
Have active admitting privileges at a hospital that is located not further than thirty miles from the location at which the abortion is performed or induced and that provides obstetrical or gynecological health services.
