No rehearing for Louisiana abortion law

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A divided federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a decision upholding Louisiana’s law requiring that abortion providers have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 9-6 against granting a rehearing to the law’s opponents. A three judge-panel of the court had voted 2-1 in favor of the law in September.
The majority opinion by Judge Jerry E. Smith acknowledged a Supreme Court decision stri