The US Supreme Court Justice took on Monday important decision to confirm the right of women to abort, after a growing number of states adopted measures to restrict abortion.
The decision, which received five votes in favor and three against, is a symbolic victory for millions of women and advocates of abortion rights movement, a politically sensitive issue in an election year.
On the other hand, it is a setback for the movement "pro-life", which strongly opposes the measures that facilitate abortion, which could impose restrictions on abortion in many conservative states.
In the ruling, the Supreme ruled illegal a 2013 Texas state law that requires clinics that practice abortion to dispose of a decent surgical unit of a hospital.
The aforementioned law required, moreover, physicians who perform abortions have available an early release admission of the patients at a local hospital.
The drafters of this text justified by the need to protect the health of women, claiming that the aim of the measures was to minimize health risks.
But defenders of the right to abort freely, it is a pretext. The real goal of the Republicans of Texas legislators claim, is back as the last decades, called the case "Roe vs Wade" historic decision of the Supreme Court that, in 1973, legalized abortion in the United States.
In fact, these rules were so strict that forced them to be closed in two years, dozens of centers who practiced abortion in Texas.
According to the decision of the Court, the two Texan restrictions "violate the federal Constitution" to represent "a substantial obstacle to women seeking abortion power", and "constitute an excessive burden for access to abortion."
"When a state severely limits access to safe and legal procedures, women in desperate circumstances may resort to unlicensed professionals and untrustworthy, for lack of a better option, which implies a great risk to their health and safety," the said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in their vote.
The decision on Monday largely transcends the Texan border, since abortion in the United States has become an increasingly complicated practice for millions of women.
The four judges considered progressive trend of the Supreme Court voted against the Texas law, as well as the moderate conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Currently, the Supreme Court consists of eight judges, instead of the usual nine, since the death of conservative judge Antonin Scalia, in February. Republicans try to delay the replacement Scalia after the elections.
US President Barack Obama, in a statement expressed its satisfaction with the decision of the Court.
"Every woman has a constitutional right to make their own choices regarding reproduction," Obama said.
electrifying environment
Hundreds of opposition activists to abortion restrictions, mostly women, gathered in front of the high court building in the hills of the Capitol in Washington.
"The atmosphere was electrifying," Nita said Amar, nurse of 63 years and defending the right to family planning.
"We can not return to the era of clandestine abortions with coat hangers," he added.
"I am disappointed with the court's decision. But our fight to protect women's health and promote life will not stop here," published on Twitter the mayor, Paul Ryan.
The Democratic candidate for the White House Hillary Clinton praised the decision, warning that the fight was far from over and that abortion is "under attack" in the United States.
"In the first three months of 2016, states have introduced more than 400 measures restricting access to abortion," Clinton said in a statement. "Today's decision is a reminder of how much is at stake in this election," he added.
Most (56%) of Americans believes that abortion should be allowed in most or all cases, according to a recent survey by the Pew Institute.
On the other hand, 41% of Americans say that I approach should be prohibited in all cases, a rate that is 68% among Republican voters and 69% among American white evangelical Christians, according to the same study.
This is a heated debate that never lost power in the country, unlike what happened in other developed countries.
An example of this intensity is the outrage generated by a declaration of the Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, who said that women who have an abortion should have "some sort of punishment." Strong reactions to the comment made the billionaire recant.
Last November, an opponent of abortion killed three people in a family planning clinic in the state of Colorado.
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