Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (March 3, 2016)
5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 Deeply split Supreme Court wrestles with abortion case By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court deeply split over abortion wrestled Wednesday with widely replicated Texas regulations that could drastically cut the number of abortion clin- ics in the state. As ever, Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to hold the outcome in his hands on a court operating with eight justices since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The court¶s most signi¿cant abortion case since the early 1990s crackled with intensity during 85 minutes of pointed questions from liberal and con- servative justices that sug- gested little common ground in resolving the clinics’ claim that the regulations are medically unnecessary and unconstitution- ally limit a woman’s right to an abortion. Texas says it is trying to pro- tect women’s health in rules that require doctors who per- form abortions to have admit- ting privileges at nearby hos- pitals and force clinics to meet hospital-like standards for out- patient surgery. The rules would cut the number of abortion clin- ics in the state by three-fourths, abortion providers say. Krill Kudryavtsev/Pool Photo via AP International Space Station crew member Scott Kelly of the U.S. shows a victory sign after landing near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday. Yearlong spacemen embrace fresh, frigid air back on Earth Questions The three women justices and Justice Stephen Breyer repeatedly questioned why Texas needed to enact the 2013 law. “But what is the legiti- mate interest in protecting their health? What evidence is there that under the prior law, the prior law was not suf¿ciently protec- tive of the women’s health?” Ginsburg asked Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller. More than 210 women are hospitalized annually as a result of complications from abor- tions, Keller said. Pressed by Ginsburg, Keller acknowledged that was a complication rate of less than 1 percent of the state’s 70,000 or so abortions a year, but said the state still could act to make abortion safer. The clinics, backed by the Obama administration, argue that the regulations already have closed half the roughly 40 clin- ics that existed before the law was enacted and that only about 10 clinics would remain if it is allowed to take full effect. The high court, again divided between liberals and conserva- Pro-abortion rights protesters rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday. The justices heard the big- gest case on the topic in nearly a quarter century and are con- sidering whether a Texas law that regulates abortion clinics hampers a woman’s constitutional right to obtain an abortion. tives, has blocked the surgical center requirement from taking effect. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. urged the court to offer a new endorsement of the abortion right it last af¿rmed in 1992. “If that right still does retain real substance, then this law cannot stand. The burdens it imposes, the obstacles, are far beyond anything that this Court has countenanced. And the jus- ti¿cation for it is far weaker than anything that this Court has countenanced,” Verrilli said. Chief Justice John Rob- erts and Justice Samuel Alito pressed the lawyer for the clin- ics, Stephanie Toti, to cite evi- dence showing that the regula- tions have had the drastic effect she claimed. Both Alito and Roberts questioned whether some clinics closed for reasons independent of the regulations. THE DAILY ASTORIAN T HURSDAY E VENING A (2) (3) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KRCW KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (3) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Photos by Susan Walsh/AP Photo Anti-abortion protesters rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday. The abortion debate is returning to the Supreme Court in the midst of a raucous presidential campaign and less than three weeks after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. notforsale “What evidence is there that ties the closures to the require- ments?” Roberts asked. Only Justice Clarence Thomas, who broke 10 years of silence at arguments on Monday, did not ask any questions. Decisive vote Even with the outspoken abortion rights opponent Sca- lia on the court, Kennedy would have held the decisive vote. He provided the margin of vic- tory in the 1992 case that bol- stered the abortion right the court declared in Roe v. Wade in 1973. He wrote the majority opinion in another 5-4 case in 2007 that upheld a federal ban on the procedure known as par- tial-birth abortion. Kennedy’s questions Wednesday did not make clear where he is headed. But he holds the key to whether the court splits 4-4, a result that would leave the regulations in place, but not resolve the issue nationally. He could side with his four more lib- eral colleagues to rule for the clin- ics and roll back the regulations. Kennedy also suggested another outcome that would in essence put the issue on hold for a time to see whether the remain- ing clinics in Texas are able to accommodate the demand for abortion in the nation’s sec- ond-most-populous state. If the court is evenly divided, the justices could decide to rehear the case once a new col- league joins them. President Barack Obama says he will nominate a successor to Scalia. But Senate Republicans, backed by the party’s presidential candi- dates, have pledged to keep Sca- lia’s seat empty so that the next president can ¿ll it after taking of¿ce in January 2017. Kennedy appeared con- cerned that one effect of the 2013 Texas law is that it has lowered the number of abor- tions resulting from women tak- ing pills and increased the num- ber of more invasive surgical abortions, which he said “may not be medically wise.” The hearing took place in the middle of a raucous presidential campaign, and the scene outside the court on Wednesday had the feel of a campaign rally. Dozens of anti-abortion pro- testers chanted “pro-life, pro- woman” while hundreds of abortion rights advocates nearby shouted “abortion is a human right.” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Ah, there’s nothing like a blast of fresh, frigid air to welcome you back to the planet after nearly a year cooped up in space. That’s the word from astro- naut Scott Kelly, NASA’s space-endurance champ who returned to bitterly cold Kazakhstan on Wednesday, along with his roommate for the past year, Russian cosmo- naut Mikhail Kornienko. In a NASA interview before heading home to Hous- ton, Kelly said it was “amaz- ing” to feel the cold air when the hatch of his Soyuz capsule popped open after touchdown. “I don’t mean to say it’s not fresh on the space station,” he said, “but there’s nothing like new cold air coming into the capsule.” Both Kelly, 52, and Korn- ienko, 55, yearned for nature throughout their 340-day mis- sion at the International Space Station, a dry run by NASA for eventual trips to Mars. “Just like Scott, I wanted to see Earth and I wanted to smell that fresh air. This is an unforgettable feeling,” Korn- ienko said. It was the longest an Amer- ican ever lived in space, although nothing new for the Russians. The world record is 438 days, set back in the mid- 1990s at the former Mir space station. Even before that, a pair of Soviet cosmonauts had racked up a full one-year spaceÀight. “Congratulations on your record,” former cosmonaut and LISTINGS A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach Kazak space agency chief Tal- gat Musabayev said at a wel- coming ceremony. He couldn’t resist: “Of course, it was already done 28 years ago.” President Barack Obama joined the chorus of praise pouring in. “Welcome back to Earth, @StationCDRKelly! Your year in space is vital to the future of American space travel. Hope gravity isn’t a drag!” Obama said via Twitter. The latest one-year space subjects quickly parted com- pany, Kelly Àying back to Houston and Kornienko to Star City, Russia, near Moscow. Kelly acknowledged it was bittersweet leaving the space station — his home since last March, currently staffed by three men until the arrival of three more in two weeks. “I’d been there a long time, so I looked forward to leav- ing. But at the same time, it’s a magni¿cent place and I’m going to miss it,” he said. Neither will be saying goodbye — in Russian, do svidaniya — to medical tests anytime soon. Minutes after emerging from their capsule, they were whisked in chairs to a medical tent where they did their best to stand, walk, jump, navigate obstacles — everything an astronaut might need to do immediately upon arriving at Mars. NASA aims to put astronauts on the red planet in the 2030s, but ¿rst wants to know how the body — and mind — will fare during the 2½-year expedition. Kelly ranked physical isolation aboard the 250-mile-high plat- form, from those he loved, as his biggest challenge. Evening listings THURSDAY M ARCH 3 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 KATU News at 6 Jeopardy! Wheel of Fortune Grey's Anatomy "My Next Life" (N) The Family "Pilot" (P) (N) Murder "Something Bad Happened" (N) KATU News at 11 (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Seinfeld Seinfeld Modern Family Modern Family Legends of Tomorrow "Marooned" (N) The 100 "Thirteen" (N) KGW News at 10 (:35) Access H. Met Your Mother Met Your Mother KOMO 4 News Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! Grey's Anatomy "My Next Life" (N) The Family "Pilot" (P) (N) Murder "Something Bad Happened" (N) KOMO 4 News (:35) Jimmy Kimmel NBC Nightly News KING 5 News KING 5 News Evening Apocalypse "Home Sweet Home" (N) Blindspot "Cease Forcing Enemy" Shades of Blue "Live Wire Act" (N) KING 5 News (:35) Tonight Show KOIN 6 News at 6 CBS Evening News Extra Ent. Tonight Big Bang Theory Life in Pieces (N) Mom (N) 2 Broke Girls (N) Elementary (N) KOIN 6 News @ 11 (:35) S.Colbert KIRO 7 News CBS Evening News The Insider Ent. Tonight Big Bang Theory Life in Pieces (N) Mom (N) 2 Broke Girls (N) Elementary (N) KIRO News (:35) S.Colbert KGW News at 6:00 p.m. Live at Seven Inside Edition Apocalypse "Home Sweet Home" (N) Blindspot "Cease Forcing Enemy" Shades of Blue "Live Wire Act" (N) KGW News at 11 (:35) Tonight Show Burt Wolf Pt. 1 of 2 Business (N) PBS NewsHour Oregon Field Guide "Unprepared" Vera "Old Wounds" Masterpiece Classic "Downton Abbey: Season Six" 6 O'Clock News Family Feud Family Feud American Idol "Top 8 Perform" The top eight are revealed. (N) 10 O'Clock News 11 O'Clock News Loves Ray Mike & Molly Mike & Molly Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory FOX 12's 8 O'Clock News on PDX-TV FOX 12's 9 O'Clock News on PDX-TV The Mentalist "Flame Red" The Mentalist "Red Brick and Ivy" Name Game Modern Family Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory American Idol "Top 8 Perform" The top eight are revealed. (N) Q13 News at 10 Q13 News Modern Family Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory 2 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls Conan (N) Two and Half Men Two and Half Men The Simpsons The Simpsons Modern Family Modern Family Q13 News at 9 Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Friends Friends NCAA Basketball (L) SportsCenter SportsCenter SportsCenter SportsCenter NCAA Basketball (L) College Basketball SEC Storied NFL Live NBA Tonight Jalen & Jacoby (N) 30 for 30 "Benji" Zookeeper (2011, Comedy) Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Kevin James. The Thundermans The Thundermans Paradise Run Henry Danger Full House Full House Friends Friends Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (‘11) Jessica Alba. (:35) Stuck Middle Austin & Ally Bunk'd Liv and Maddie K.C. Undercover "Runaway Robot" Bunk'd K.C. Undercover Girl Meets World Hocus Pocus (1993, Comedy) Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler. (:15) Dark Shadows (2012, Fantasy) Michelle Pfeiffer, Eve Green, Johnny Depp. The 700 Club (5:00) Salt (‘10, Act) (:55) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011, Crime Story) Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig. (:05) FXM Presents True Grit (2010, Adventure) Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges. PRAS Social "What Makes an All Star?" Project Runway: All Stars "Let It Flow" PR All Stars Social (N) Project Runway "Fashion 911" (N) Child Genius "You'll Be First or Last" (N) Project Runway: All Stars "Fashion 911" NCAA Basketball ACC Tournament NCAA Basketball ACC Tournament Women's Second Round NCAA Basketball ACC Tournament Women's (4:30) FIFA Soccer SheBelieves Cup (L) Fox Sports Live With Jay and Dan NCAA Basketball Stanford vs. Arizona State (L) Fox Sports Live TMZ Sports (N) Fox Sports Live With Jay and Dan Gone in 60 Seconds (2000, Action) Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Nicolas Cage. Gone in 60 Seconds (‘00) Angelina Jolie, Nicolas Cage. (3:00) Bad Boys II Lip Sync Battle Lip Sync Battle Lip Sync Battle (:20) Futurama (:50) South Park (:25) South Park (:55) Tosh.0 (:25) Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Workaholics (N) Idiotsitter (N) The Daily Show (N) Nightly Show (N) Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Join or Die Join or Die Vikings "Kill the Queen" Vikings "Mercy" (N) Join or Die (N) To Be Announced Beyond Scared Straight: Extreme Teens Scared Str. "Suffolk County, MA (Boys)" Juvenile Lifers Kids Behind Bars "Maximum Security" Kids Behind Bars "Lost for Life" To Be Announced My 600-lb Life "Joe's Story" My 600-lb Life "Bettie Jo's Story" My 600-lb Life "Theretha's Story" (N) Extreme Weight Loss "Ashley" Ashley carries around extra weight and lots of guilt. Fat Chance "Vanessa" Gold Rush "Treasure Island" Gold Rush "El Dorado Dream" Gold Rush "Mammoth Channel" The Hoffman crew uncovers a unique sign of good gold. Gold Rush "Mammoth Gold" Trooper "Alaska Chainsaw Massacre" Alaska Troopers "In the Line of Duty" Alaska State Troopers "Carnival Chaos" Alaska State Troopers "Extreme Justice Countdown" Trooper "Extreme Justice Countdown" (5:00) NBA Basketball San Antonio vs New Orleans (L) NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors Site: The Oracle -- Oakland, Calif. (L) Inside the NBA NBA Basketball S.A./N.O. Rocky IV (1985, Drama) Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Sylvester Stallone. The Green Mile (1999, Drama) David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Hanks. (4:30) Rocky III (‘82) Sylvester Stallone. Law & Order: S.V.U. "Asunder" Law & Order: S.V.U. "Taken" WWE Smackdown! WWE superstars do battle in long-running rivalries. Colony "In From the Cold" (N) Law & Order: S.V.U. "Dreams Deferred" Chopped "Cleaver Fever" Chopped "Chopped Chops" Chopped "Viewers' Baskets" Chopped "Cooking Caribbean" Beat Flay (N) Beat Bobby Flay Beat Bobby Flay Beat Bobby Flay Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop (N) Flip or Flop House Hunters House Hunters (N) Five Day Flip (N) (5:30) Hancock (2008, Action) Charlize Theron, Will Smith. Identity Thief (2013, Comedy) Melissa McCarthy, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman. Baskets (N) Baskets Baskets Hancock (‘08, Act) Anthony Bourdain "Detroit" Anthony Bourdain "Charleston" Anderson Cooper 360 "Post Debate Special" (L) CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom The Kelly File with Megyn Kelly Hannity The O'Reilly Factor The Kelly File with Megyn Kelly Hannity On the Record American Greed: Scam "The Cash King" Amer. Greed "Friends Without Benefits" American Greed "The Dirtiest Con" American Greed: Scam American Greed: Scam Paid Program Paid Program Top Chef "Finale" Pt. 2 of 2 Top Chef "Hammer Time" Top Chef "Wok This Way" Top Chef (N) (:15) Deception "Sweet Deceit" (N) (:15) WatchWhat (N) (:45) Top Chef Black Narcissus (1947, Drama) Jean Simmons, David Farrar, Deborah Kerr. Design For Living (‘33) Gary Cooper, Fredric March. Movie (:15) Outlaw (2007, Action) Danny Dyer, Rupert Friend, Sean Bean. (5:00) Final Destination 2 (‘03) Ali Larter. Men in Black (1997, Sci-Fi) Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, Will Smith. Men in Black II (2002, Sci-Fi) Tommy Lee Jones, Lara Flynn Boyle, Will Smith. Men in Black (1997, Sci-Fi) Will Smith. SF Machinery Show Small Town Rural America "Tarter Farm and Ranch" Steve Lantvit Rural Eve. News Market Journal GA Farm Monitor SF Machinery Show Small Town Time Life Library
