washington supreme court two days hear major abortion case texas friday temporarily block louisiana law impose regulations doctor perform abortions move would allow two recently close clinics reopen brief order court grant request abortion providers seek reinstate lower-court injunction block republican-backed 2014 law require doctor obtain formal affiliation local hospital abortion providers contend law design shut abortion clinics require hospital admit privilege difficult doctor secure louisiana four clinics total order note one eight justices conservative clarence thomas say would deny application order say court action line decision june temporarily block part texas abortion law challenge abortion providers high-profile case justices hear oral arguments case wednesday louisiana law mandate physicians perform abortions admit privilege hospital within 30 miles 48 km abortion clinic regulation match one texas law u.s. district judge john degravelles january grant preliminary injunction seek abortion providers find law violate constitutional right abortion establish supreme court 1973 5th u.s. circuit court appeal block decision feb. 24 allow law go effect high court action send mix signal might rule texas case part justices previously allow texas admit privilege provision go effect action could suggest court great concern admit privilege requirements indicate wednesday argument texas case friday move effectively put louisiana law hold justices prepare rule expect end june texas case nancy northup president center reproductive right represent abortion providers case welcome court action underhanded tactics cut women access safe legal abortion simply stand northup say texas case also involve separate provision require clinics costly hospital-grade facilities louisiana law sign republican then-governor bobby jindal 2014. supreme court temporarily block louisiana abortion law