NBC: ‘Big Win’ for Abortion as ‘Controversial’ TX Law Struck Down

Scott Whitlock | June 27, 2016
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[See NewsBusters for more.] NBC news journalists on Monday morning excitedly broke in with a special report to announce a “big win” for abortion as the “very controversial” Texas law had been struck down. Regarding the efforts by the state to require abortion clinics to meet certain standards, Pete Williams breathlessly alerted, “The state passed the law known as HB2 with a very controversial vote and the state said it was necessary to protect women's health.” He offered, “This is a big win for advocates of abortion rights. the Supreme Court by a 5-3 vote has struck down what was arguably the toughest abortion law in the country.” The Texas law had previously won at the appeals level. Williams derided that decision in light of today’s results.

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