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Abortion Foes Vent Disappointment After Supreme Court Ruling

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - Abortion opponents vented their disappointment and fury on
   Monday after the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision to strike down a
   Louisiana law that would have curbed abortion access.

   The ruling delivered a defeat to anti-abortion activists but could
   intensify interest in the November election among religious
   conservatives who are a key part of Trump's base. Some top religious
   conservative backers of President Donald Trump noted pointedly that
   both justices he named to the high court dissented from Monday's
   decision, portraying it as an argument to ensure Trump has another term
   in office to potentially tap more conservative nominees.

   The Rev. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life and a
   member of Trump's Catholic voter outreach effort, said the president's
   "two appointees voted the right way" in supporting Louisiana's ability
   to require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges
   at nearby hospitals.

   "Once again this ruling underscores the importance of elections,"
   Pavone said in a statement. "We need a solid pro-life majority on the
   Supreme Court to uphold the rights of women and the unborn."

   Johnnie Moore, an evangelical adviser to the Trump administration, said
   the decision could help motivate anti-abortion activists to vote to
   reelect the president to give him a third chance to put a nominee on
   the Supreme Court.

   "Conservatives know they are on the 1-yard line," Moore tweeted.
   "Enthusiasm is already unprecedented, evangelical turnout will be too."

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