Scalia Death Upends Case Involving Texas Abortion Safety Rules
- U.S. Supreme Court weighs law that would close most facilities
- Regulations would end 5-minute abortions at San Antonio clinic
An American flag flies at half mast following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 14, 2016.
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There’s nothing fancy about the Whole Woman’s Health abortion clinic on the south side of San Antonio.
A packed 28-seat waiting area leads to a suite of small rooms where a doctor performs procedures that take as little as five minutes. Staffers serve tea and snacks to women on recliners in a darkened recovery room.