Supreme court rules Texas abortion providers can sue over ban but won’t stop law

Justices are allowing the law, the strictest such regulation in America to date, to remain in effect

The supreme court ruled on Friday that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state's ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law, the strictest such regulation in America to date, to remain in effect.

The decision is a mixed result for reproductive health advocates at a time when social conservatives seem on the march in America and the supreme court is leaning towards restricting or outlawing abortion nationally in the future with its conservative supermajority, engineered by Donald Trump.