Abortion Votes Complicate Supreme Court's Conservative Shift

  • Roberts, Kavanaugh take nuanced positions on Louisiana law
  • Court voted 5-4 to block restrictions on abortion doctors
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s move to the right is going to be complicated.

That much is clear after a 5-4 Thursday night blocked a Louisiana law that would require doctors who perform abortions in the state to get admitting privileges at a local hospital.