WI hospital privileges law faces challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Wisconsin’s bid to begin enforcing a state law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, while a legal fight over the law plays out in lower federal courts. A federal judge is weighing a challenge to the law from Parent Parenthood and others, which claim that it would amount to restricting access to abortions in Wisconsin because of the difficulties physicians would face in obtaining hospital privileges. Similar requirements for hospital privileges have been enacted or are under review in 10 other states.

Source: Boston.com